Heading the list of security updates from Microsoft this month is one rated critical for Microsoft Word.
The update takes care of two vulnerabilities, one of which is rated critical as its allows the use of a maliciously crafted RTF file to cause remote code execution. All currently supported versions of Office are affected.
The remaining six bulletins are all rated important.
An update to Microsoft Works 9 addresses an issue that allows a maliciously crafted Word file to cause remote code execution.
All currently supported versions of Windows except Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 are affected by a kernel issue that can be exploited by running a malicious program to elevate the user's privileges.
Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 are affected by a vulnerability in the Kerberos server that can be exploited in a denial of service attack by sending a maliciously crafted session request.
A publicly disclosed vulnerability in Microsoft Office, Microsoft Communications Platforms, Microsoft Server software, and Microsoft Office Web Apps could allow elevation of privilege by sending maliciously crafted HTML.
Affected versions are InfoPath 2007 SP2 and SP3, InfoPath 2010 SP1, SharePoint 2007 SP2 and SP3, SharePoint 2010 SP1, Groove 2010 SP1, Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 SP2, SharePoint Foundation 2010 SP1, Office Web Apps 2010 SP1, Communicator 2007 R2, and Lync 2010 and Lync 2010 Attendee.
Multiple remote code execution vulnerabilities have been publicly disclosed concerns the FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint, but they rely on the Advanced Filter Pack which is disabled by default.
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Affected are SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services SP2, SQL Server 2005 Express Edition with Advanced Services Pack 4, SQL Server 2005 SP4, SQL Server 2008 SP2 and SP3, SQL Server 2008 R2, and SQL Server 2012.
In related news, Microsoft released the traditional update for the Malicious Software Removal Tool, an update for the Camera Codec Pack for Windows 8 and Windows RT, and assorted non-security updates for Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2012.
And earlier this week Microsoft released an update for Adobe Flash Player in Internet Explorer 10 on Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 to address various unspecified vulnerabilities.
As with Google Chrome, Flash Player is integrated with Internet Explorer 10 rather than being an external component. Microsoft has been criticised for failing to release the Flash update as soon as it was released by Adobe last month.
