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Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for March 2014

Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for March 2014

Mar 10, 2014By Veerendra GG2 min read

In this Patch Tuesday Microsoft released Five bulletins addressing a total of 23 vulnerabilities.

Two are rated as Critical (addressing 19 vulnerabilities) and three are rated as Important.

Critical security updates address security issues in Internet Explorer 6 to Internet Explorer 11 and Microsoft DirectShow. Both of them potentially allow Remote Code Execution.

The other three security updates address issues in Windows Kernel-Mode Driver, Security Account Manager Remote (SAMR) Protocol, and Microsoft Silverlight.

Microsoft Internet Explorer Zero-day CVE-2014-0322 which was exploited in the wild is also patched in MS14-012 bulletin. Apple Mac users with Silverlight 5 installed should apply the patch from MS14-014 bulletin

Microsoft security bulletin summary for March 2014 in order of severity.

MS14-012: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2925418)
Severity Rating: Critical
Affected Software: Microsoft Windows, Internet Explorer
Vulnerability Impact: Remote Code Execution

MS14-013: Vulnerability in Microsoft DirectShow Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2929961)
Severity Rating: Critical
Affected Software: Microsoft Windows
Vulnerability Impact: Remote Code Execution

MS14-015: Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel-Mode Driver Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2930275)
Severity Rating: Important
Affected Software: Microsoft Windows
Vulnerability Impact: Elevation of Privilege

MS14-016: Vulnerability in Security Account Manager Remote (SAMR) Protocol Could Allow Security Feature Bypass (2934418)
Severity Rating: Important
Affected Software: Microsoft Windows
Vulnerability Impact: Security Feature Bypass

MS14-014: Vulnerability in Silverlight Could Allow Security Feature Bypass (2932677)
Severity Rating: Important
Affected Software: Microsoft Silverlight
Vulnerability Impact: Security Feature Bypass


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