Microsoft Releases Urgent Updates

Microsoft releases eleven Windows vulerabilities.  6 are rated Critical

These issues affect all current versions of Microsoft windows including Windows 7

• These vulnerabilities affect: All current versions of Windows and components that ship with it - also the .NET Framework and Silverlight
• Impact: Various results; in the worst case, an attacker can gain complete control of your Windows computer
• What to do: Install the appropriate Microsoft patches immediately, or use Windows' automatic update features to download these patches automatically

Here are the Microsoft References:

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-050
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-051
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-052
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-053
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-055
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-056
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-057
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-058
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-059
Miicrosoft Security Bulletin MS09-061
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-062

We have tested these patch against our develment server and workstations and have not seen any operational issues at this time.

We suggest that these updates be installed ASAP.