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MS15-049 – Important: Vulnerability in Silverlight Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (3058985) – Version: 1.0

Severity Rating: Important
Revision Note: V1.0 (May 12, 2015): Bulletin published.
Summary: This security update resolves a vulnerability in Microsoft Silverlight. The vulnerability could allow elevation of privilege if a specially crafted Silverlight application is run on an affected system. To exploit the vulnerability an attacker would first have to log on to the system or convince a logged on user to execute the specially crafted application.

MS15-046 – Important: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3057181) – Version: 1.0

Severity Rating: Important
Revision Note: V1.0 (May 12, 2015): Bulletin published.
Summary: This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office. The most severe of the vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted Microsoft Office file. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerabilities could run arbitrary code in the context of the current user. Customers whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than those who operate with administrative user rights.

MS15-045 – Critical: Vulnerability in Windows Journal Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3046002) – Version: 1.0

Severity Rating: Critical
Revision Note: V1.0 (May 12, 2015): Bulletin published.
Summary: This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted Journal file. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.

MS15-044 – Critical: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Font Drivers Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3057110) – Version: 1.0

Severity Rating: Critical
Revision Note: V1.0 (May 12, 2015): Bulletin published.
Summary: This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows, Microsoft .NET Framework, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Lync, and Microsoft Silverlight. The most severe of the vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted document or visits an untrusted webpage that contains embedded TrueType fonts.

3042058 – Update to Default Cipher Suite Priority Order – Version: 1.0

Revision Note: V1.0 (May 12, 2015): Advisory published.
Summary: Microsoft is announcing the availability of an update to cryptographic cipher suite prioritization in Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2. The update adds additional cipher suites to the default list on affected systems and improves cipher suite priority ordering. The improvements are part of ongoing efforts to bolster the effectiveness of encryption in Windows operating systems.

3062591 – Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS) Now Available – Version: 1.0

Revision Note: V1.0 (May 1, 2015): V1.0 (May 1, 2015): Advisory published.
Summary: Microsoft is offering the Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS) that provides a solution to the issue of using a common local account with an identical password on every computer in a domain. LAPS resolves this issue by setting a different, random password for the common local administrator account on every computer in the domain. Domain administrators using the solution can determine which users, such as helpdesk administrators, are authorized to read passwords.

MS15-032 – Critical: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3038314) – Version: 1.0

Severity Rating: Critical
Revision Note: V1.0 (April 14, 2015): Bulletin published.
Summary: This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer. The most severe of the vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user views a specially crafted webpage using Internet Explorer. An attacker who successfully exploited these vulnerabilities could gain the same user rights as the current user. Customers whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than those who operate with administrative user rights.