Scheduled bulletin release day, Tuesday Dec. 8 at 10:00 a.m. PST.
Advance Notification. Preliminary information, subject to change.
The Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC)
Jerry Bryant
For December we are planning to release six new security bulletins addressing 12 vulnerabilities in Windows, Internet Explorer (IE) and Microsoft Office products. Three of the bulletins have a maximum severity rating of Critical and three have a maximum severity rating of Important. To help customers plan for their deployment of these updates, I want to specifically call out that they touch all supported versions of Windows and IE. On the Office side, the bulletins impact Project, Word and Works 8.5. All of the updates for Windows will require a restart so please plan accordingly.
We want to make customers aware that we will be addressing the vulnerability discussed in Security Advisory 977981 in the IE bulletin on Tuesday. We know that customers are concerned about this issue and we are also aware that Proof of Concept (PoC) code is available publicly.
More information at TechNet Advance Notification
The December edition of the monthly security bulletin webcast will be held on Wednesday Dec. 9 at 11:00 a.m. PST (UTC -8)
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