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Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for March 2014
Issued: March 6, 2014
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This is an advance notification of security bulletins that Microsoft is intending to release on March 11, 2014.
The full version of the Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for March 2014 can be found at https://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/ms14-mar.
This bulletin advance notification will be replaced with the March bulletin summary on March 11, 2014. For more information about the bulletin advance notification service, see http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/advance.
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Microsoft will host a webcast to address customer questions on these bulletins on March 12, 2014 at 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada). Register for the Security Bulletin Webcast at http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin.
Microsoft also provides information to help customers prioritize monthly security updates with any non-security, high-priority updates that are being released on the same day as the monthly security updates. Please see the section, Other Information.
This advance notification provides a number as the bulletin identifier, because the official Microsoft Security Bulletin numbers are not issued until release. The bulletin summary that replaces this advance notification will have the proper Microsoft Security Bulletin numbers (in the MSyy-xxx format) as the bulletin identifier. The security bulletins for this month are as follows, in order of severity:
Critical Security Bulletins
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Bulletin 1
– Affected Software:
– Windows XP Service Pack 3:
– Internet Explorer 6
– Internet Explorer 7
– Internet Explorer 8
– Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2:
– Internet Explorer 6
– Internet Explorer 7
– Internet Explorer 8
– Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2:
– Internet Explorer 6
– Internet Explorer 7
– Internet Explorer 8
– Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2:
– Internet Explorer 6
– Internet Explorer 7
– Internet Explorer 8
– Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems:
– Internet Explorer 6
– Internet Explorer 7
– Windows Vista Service Pack 2:
– Internet Explorer 7
– Internet Explorer 8
– Internet Explorer 9
– Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2:
– Internet Explorer 7
– Internet Explorer 8
– Internet Explorer 9
– Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2:
– Internet Explorer 7
– Internet Explorer 8
– Internet Explorer 9
(Windows Server 2008 Server Core installation not affected)
– Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2:
– Internet Explorer 7
– Internet Explorer 8
– Internet Explorer 9
(Windows Server 2008 Server Core installation not affected)
– Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 2:
– Internet Explorer 7
– Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1:
– Internet Explorer 8
– Internet Explorer 9
– Internet Explorer 10
– Internet Explorer 11
– Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1:
– Internet Explorer 8
– Internet Explorer 9
– Internet Explorer 10
– Internet Explorer 11
– Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems
Service Pack 1:
– Internet Explorer 8
– Internet Explorer 9
– Internet Explorer 10
– Internet Explorer 11
(Windows Server 2008 R2 Server Core installation
not affected)
– Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems Service
Pack 1:
– Internet Explorer 8
– Windows 8 for 32-bit Systems:
– Internet Explorer 10
– Windows 8 for x64-based Systems:
– Internet Explorer 10
– Windows Server 2012:
– Internet Explorer 10
(Windows Server 2012 Server Core installation not affected)
– Windows RT:
– Internet Explorer 10
– Windows 8.1 for 32-bit Systems:
– Internet Explorer 11
– Windows 8.1 for x64-based Systems:
– Internet Explorer 11
– Windows Server 2012 R2:
– Internet Explorer 11
(Windows Server 2012 R2 Server Core installation not affected)
– Windows RT 8.1:
– Internet Explorer 11
– Impact: Remote Code Execution
– Version Number: 1.0
Bulletin 2
– Affected Software:
– Windows XP Service Pack 3
– Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2
– Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2
– Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2
– Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems
– Windows Vista Service Pack 2
– Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2
– Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2
(Windows Server 2008 Server Core installation not affected)
– Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2
(Windows Server 2008 Server Core installation not affected)
– Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1
– Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
– Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
(Windows Server 2008 R2 Server Core installation not affected)
– Windows 8 for 32-bit Systems
– Windows 8 for x64-based Systems
– Windows 8.1 for 32-bit Systems
– Windows 8.1 for x64-based Systems
– Windows Server 2012
(Windows Server 2012 Server Core installation not affected)
– Windows Server 2012 R2
(Windows Server 2012 R2 Server Core installation not affected)
– Impact: Remote Code Execution
– Version Number: 1.0
Important Security Bulletins
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Bulletin 3
– Affected Software:
– Windows XP Service Pack 3
– Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2
– Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2
– Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2
– Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems
– Windows Vista Service Pack 2
– Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2
– Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2
(Windows Server 2008 Server Core installation affected)
– Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2
(Windows Server 2008 Server Core installation affected)
– Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 2
– Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1
– Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
– Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
(Windows Server 2008 R2 Server Core installation affected)
– Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems Service
Pack 1
– Windows 8 for 32-bit Systems
– Windows 8 for x64-based Systems
– Windows 8.1 for 32-bit Systems
– Windows 8.1 for x64-based Systems
– Windows Server 2012
(Windows Server 2012 Server Core installation affected)
– Windows Server 2012 R2
(Windows Server 2012 R2 Server Core installation affected)
– Windows RT
– Windows RT 8.1
– Impact: Elevation of Privilege
– Version Number: 1.0
Bulletin 4
– Affected Software:
– Windows XP Service Pack 3
– Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2
– Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2
– Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2
– Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems
– Windows Vista Service Pack 2
– Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2
– Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2
(Windows Server 2008 Server Core installation affected)
– Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2
(Windows Server 2008 Server Core installation affected)
– Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
(Windows Server 2008 R2 Server Core installation affected)
– Windows Server 2012
(Windows Server 2012 Server Core installation affected)
– Windows Server 2012 R2
(Windows Server 2012 R2 Server Core installation affected)
– Impact: Security Feature Bypass
– Version Number: 1.0
Bulletin 5
– Affected Software:
– Microsoft Silverlight 5
– Impact: Security Feature Bypass
– Version Number: 1.0