Patch Tuesday is an important calendar item for Akamai customers, given how dominant Windows machines are in many companies. What follows is a preview of Microsoft's March 2014 Security Update.
Bulletin ID | Maximum Severity Rating and Vulnerability Impact | Restart Requirement | Affected Software |
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Bulletin 1 | Critical Remote Code Execution | Requires restart | Microsoft Windows, Internet Explorer |
Bulletin 2 | Critical Remote Code Execution | May require restart | Microsoft Windows |
Bulletin 3 | Important Elevation of Privilege | Requires restart | Microsoft Windows |
Bulletin 4 | Important Security Feature Bypass | Requires restart | Microsoft Windows |
Bulletin 5 | Important Security Feature Bypass | Does not require restart | Microsoft Silverlight |