Severity Rating: Important
Revision Note: V1.0 (May 10, 2016): Bulletin published.
Summary: This security update resolves a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if an attacker with access to the local system executes a malicious application. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the current user. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than those who operate with administrative user rights.
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MS16-062 – Important: Security Update for Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers (3158222) – Version: 1.0
Severity Rating: Important
Revision Note: V1.0 (May 10, 2016): Bulletin published.
Summary: This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows. The more severe of the vulnerabilities could allow elevation of privilege if an attacker logs on to an affected system and runs a specially crafted application.
MS16-061 – Important: Security Update for Microsoft RPC (3155520) – Version: 1.0
Severity Rating: Important
Revision Note: V1.0 (May 10, 2016): Bulletin published.
Summary: This security update resolves a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow elevation of privilege if an attacker with physical access inserts a specially crafted USB device into the system.
MS16-059 – Important: Security Update for Windows Media Center (3150220) – Version: 1.0
Severity Rating: Important
Revision Note: V1.0 (May 10, 2016): Bulletin published.
Summary: This security update resolves a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if Windows Media Center opens a specially crafted Media Center link (.mcl) file that references malicious code. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the current user. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than those who operate with administrative user rights.
MS16-MAY – Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for May 2016 – Version: 1.0
Revision Note: V1.0 (May 10, 2016): Click here to enter text.
Summary: This bulletin summary lists security bulletins released for May 2016.
MS16-057 – Critical: Security Update for Windows Shell (3156987) – Version: 1.0
Severity Rating: Critical
Revision Note: V1.0 (May 10, 2016): Click here to enter text.
Summary: This security update resolves a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if an attacker successfully convinces a user to browse to a specially crafted website that accepts user-provided online content, or convinces a user to open specially crafted content. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the current user. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than those who operate with administrative user rights.
MS16-049 – Important: Security Update for HTTP.sys (3148795) – Version: 1.0
Severity Rating: Important
Revision Note: V1.0 (April 12, 2016): Bulletin published.
Summary: This security update resolves a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow denial of service if an attacker sends a specially crafted HTTP packet to a target system.
MS16-045 – Important: Security Update for Windows Hyper-V (3143118) – Version: 1.0
Severity Rating: Important
Revision Note: V1.0 (April 12, 2016): Bulletin published.
Summary: This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows. The most severe of the vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if an authenticated attacker on a guest operating system runs a specially crafted application that causes the Hyper-V host operating system to execute arbitrary code. Customers who have not enabled the Hyper-V role are not affected.
MS16-041 – Important: Security Update for .NET Framework (3148789) – Version: 1.0
Severity Rating: Important
Revision Note: V1.0 (April 12, 2016): Bulletin published.
Summary: This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft .NET Framework. The more severe of the vulnerabilities could cause remote code execution if an attacker with access to the local system executes a malicious application.
MS16-039 – Critical: Security Update for Microsoft Graphics Component (3148522) – Version: 1.0
Severity Rating: Critical
Revision Note: V1.0 (April 12, 2016): Bulletin published.
Summary: This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows, Microsoft .NET Framework, Microsoft Office, Skype for Business, and Microsoft Lync. The most severe of the vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted document or visits a webpage that contains specially crafted embedded fonts.