Welcome to the August edition of Microsoft Patch Tuesday Summary. In this edition there are 9 updates; two are marked "Critical" and seven are rated "Important". A total of 37 vulnerabilities were fixed over 9 bulletins this month. One of the Critical update MS14-051 is an all version Internet Explorer (IE 6 to 11) patch. This single update resolves 25 CVE's (Common Vulnerability and Exposure).
Here is a list of Security bulletins which were rolled out in today's Patch Tuesday release.
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Bulletin ID
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Bulletin Title
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Bulletin Severity
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MS14-043
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Windows Media Center
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Critical
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MS14-044
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SQL Server
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Important
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MS14-045
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Kernel-Mode Drivers
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Important
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MS14-046
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.NET
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Important
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MS14-047
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LRPC
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Important
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MS14-048
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Microsoft OneNote
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Important
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MS14-049
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Windows Installer
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Important
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MS14-050
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Microsoft SharePoint
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Important
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MS14-051
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Internet Explorer
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Critical
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Tracking Microsoft Vulnerability Patches 2014
As shown in the chart above, number of vulnerabilities which were patched this month is slightly higher than that of July's release. This Patch Tuesday turns out to be an IE dominated release. As we do every month, we’ve released a signature update #2407 to address vulnerabilities fixed in this month's patches. Happy patching!
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