-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 National Cyber Awareness System US-CERT Alert TA13-008A Microsoft Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities Original release date: January 08, 2013 Last revised: -- Systems Affected * Microsoft Windows * Microsoft Office * Microsoft Server Software * Microsoft .NET Framework * Microsoft Developer Tools Overview Select Microsoft software products contain multiple vulnerabilities. Microsoft has released updates to address these vulnerabilities. Description The Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for January 2013 describes multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft software. Microsoft has released updates to address the vulnerabilities. Impact A remote, unauthenticated attacker could execute arbitrary code, cause a denial of service, or gain unauthorized access to your files or system. Solution Apply Updates Microsoft has provided updates for these vulnerabilities in the Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for January 2013, which describes any known issues related to the updates. Administrators are encouraged to note these issues and test for any potentially adverse effects. In addition, administrators should consider using an automated update distribution system such as Windows Server Update Services (WSUS). Home users are encouraged to enable automatic updates. References * Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for January 2013 <http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms13-jan> * Microsoft Windows Server Update Services <http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/wsus/default.aspx> * Microsoft Update <http://www.update.microsoft.com/> * Microsoft Update Overview <http://www.microsoft.com/security/updates/mu.aspx> * Turn Automatic Updating On or Off <http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-vista/Turn-automatic-updating-on-or-off> Revision History January 08, 2013: Initial release ____________________________________________________________________ Feedback can be directed to US-CERT Technical Staff. Please send email to <cert@xxxxxxxx> with "TA13-008A Feedback VU#165564" in the subject. ____________________________________________________________________ Produced by US-CERT, a government organization. ____________________________________________________________________ This product is provided subject to this Notification: http://www.us-cert.gov/privacy/notification.html Privacy & Use policy: http://www.us-cert.gov/privacy/ This document can also be found at http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA13-008A.html For instructions on subscribing to or unsubscribing from this mailing list, visit http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/signup.html -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) iQEVAwUBUOx1f3dnhE8Qi3ZhAQKivQf/cYSo2DHr+Tz2KPgM/0xFXWKVjKAJkPsh QR0lZqbU2A+ZX2ZRU/7JJs5VbJADx5uxijEc6UUYcSrnLVc4Kp29FS6Hx0NiBTPL 6BQ+V6sBrl8h7dFRur3TxY5hWOGCvmlWtkWBgZk3xYnvsoPyt0Rx4x6oUY1HPW9C D4T6y5hpIHo7gc0jADSV1st/JhrCabbm5dlgRrwnff7G35o/6xBaA+0JnoMGC958 2dqi0gxTVSG2/4miPzIeWX51i8867cKHeBODVhePd81QfEwHp3G52oJ7FVwMclya 2u7JG4bHqCNXPzOVmKvbFHaEN8fD7nC6/IwbPNO9HhLG+1Kw4d7M/g== =v6/Q -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----