Microsoft released their advance notification for December 2012 patch Tuesday. Microsoft will release 7 bulletins on December 11, 2012 addressing 11 vulnerabilities.

Severity Rating

  • 5 bulletins are rated Critical
  • 2 bulletins are rated Important

Vulnerability Impact

  • 6 vulnerabilities can lead to Remote Code Execution
  • 1 vulnerability can lead to Security Feature Bypass

Affected Products:

  • All Supported Operating Systems.
  • Internet Explorer
  • Microsoft Word 2003, 2007, 2010
  • Microsoft Word Viewer
  • Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack

Once the bulletins are released, the Patch Assessment team at Desktop Central will test all the patches pertaining to these bulletins and update their central patch database at the earliest.