Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for December 2012

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Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for December 2012
Issued: December 6, 2012
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This is an advance notification of security bulletins that 
Microsoft is intending to release on December 11, 2012.

The full version of the Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance 
Notification for December 2012 can be found at 
http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/ms12-dec.

This bulletin advance notification will be replaced with the 
December bulletin summary on December 11, 2012. For more 
information about the bulletin advance notification service, see 
http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/advance.

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these bulletins on December 12, 2012, at 11:00 AM Pacific Time 
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Microsoft also provides information to help customers prioritize 
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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 and
      Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1:
      - Internet Explorer 8
      - Internet Explorer 9
    - Windows 7 for x64-based Systems and
      Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1:
      - Internet Explorer 8
      - Internet Explorer 9
    - Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems and
      Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1:
      - Internet Explorer 8
      - Internet Explorer 9
        (Windows Server 2008 R2 Server Core installation 
        not affected)
    - Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems and
      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 64-bit Systems
      - Internet Explorer 10
    - Windows Server 2012
      - Internet Explorer 10
        (Windows Server 2012 Server Core installation not affected)
      Windows RT
      - Internet Explorer 10
  - 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 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 and
      Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1
    - Windows 7 for x64-based Systems and
      Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
    - Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems and
      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 and 
      Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems Service 
      Pack 1
    - Windows 8 for 32-bit Systems
    - Windows 8 for 64-bit Systems
    - Windows Server 2012
      (Windows Server 2012 Server Core installation affected)
      Windows RT
  - Impact: Remote Code Execution
  - Version Number: 1.0

Bulletin 3

  - Affected Software:
    - Microsoft Word 2003 Service Pack 3
    - Microsoft Word 2007 Service Pack 2 and 
      Microsoft Word 2007 Service Pack 3
    - Microsoft Word 2010 Service Pack 1 (32-bit editions)
    - Microsoft Word 2010 Service Pack 1 (64-bit editions)
    - Microsoft Word Viewer
    - Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack Service Pack 2 and 
      Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack Service Pack 3
    - Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 Service Pack 1
      - Word Automation Services
    - Microsoft Office Web Apps 2010 Service Pack 1
  - Impact: Remote Code Execution
  - Version Number: 1.0

Bulletin 4

  - Affected Software:
    - Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 3
    - Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 1
    - Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 2
  - Impact: Remote Code Execution
  - Version Number: 1.0

Bulletin 5

  - 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 and
      Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1
    - Windows 7 for x64-based Systems and
      Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
    - Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems and
      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 and
      Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems Service
      Pack 1
  - Impact: Remote Code Execution
  - Version Number: 1.0

Important Security Bulletins
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Bulletin 6

  - 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 Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 2
    - Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems and
      Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1
    - Windows 7 for x64-based Systems and
      Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
    - Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems and
      Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
      (Windows Server 2008 R2 Server Core installation not affected)
    - Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems and
      Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems Service
      Pack 1
    - Windows 8 for 32-bit Systems
    - Windows 8 for 64-bit Systems
    - Windows Server 2012
      (Windows Server 2012 Server Core installation not affected)
  - Impact: Remote Code Execution
  - Version Number: 1.0

Bulletin 7

  - Affected Software:
    - Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems and
      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 and
      Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems Service
      Pack 1
    - Windows Server 2012
      (Windows Server 2012 Server Core installation affected)
  - Impact: Security Feature Bypass
  - Version Number: 1.0

Other Information
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