Microsoft has released a preview of the security bulletin it plans to release Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2014. If the plan holds, the software giant will release seven bulletins -- three of them for critical vulnerabilities in Windows, Office and Internet Explorer. The full preview is below.
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Bulletin ID | Maximum Severity Rating and Vulnerability Impact | Restart Requirement | Affected Software |
Bulletin 1 | Important | May require restart | Microsoft Exchange |
Bulletin 2 | Critical | Requires restart | Microsoft Windows, |
Bulletin 3 | Critical | May require restart | Microsoft Office |
Bulletin 4 | Important | May require restart | Microsoft Office |
Bulletin 5 | Important | May require restart | Microsoft Office |
Bulletin 6 | Critical | May require restart | Microsoft Windows |
Bulletin 7 | Important | May require restart | Microsoft Windows |