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MS17-021 – Important: Security Update for Windows DirectShow (4010318) – Version: 1.0

Severity Rating: Important
Revision Note: V1.0 (March 14, 2017): Bulletin published.
Summary: This security update resolves a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow an Information Disclosure if Windows DirectShow opens specially crafted media content that is hosted on a malicious website. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise a target system.

MS17-0113 – Critical: Security Update for Microsoft Graphics Component (4013075) – Version: 1.0

Severity Rating: Critical
Revision Note: V1.0 (March 14, 2017): Bulletin published.
Summary: This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, Skype for Business, Silverlight and Microsoft Lync. The most serious of these vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user either visits a specially crafted website or opens a specially crafted document. 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.

MS17-008 – Critical: Security Update for Windows Hyper-V (4013082) – Version: 1.0

Severity Rating: Critical
Revision Note: V1.0 (March 14, 2017): 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.

MS17-018 – Important: Security Update for Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers (4013083) – Version: 1.0

Severity Rating: Important
Revision Note: V1.0 (March 14, 2017): Bulletin published
Summary: This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerabilities could allow elevation of privilege if an attacker logs on to an affected system and runs a specially crafted application that could exploit the vulnerabilities and take control of an affected system.

MS17-016 – Important: Security Update for Windows IIS (4013074) – Version: 1.0

Severity Rating: Important
Revision Note: V1.0 (March 14, 2017): 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 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.