Microsoft Security Bulletin Releases

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Title: Microsoft Security Bulletin Releases
Issued: October 13, 2015
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Summary
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The following bulletins have undergone a major revision increment. 

 * MS15-046 - Important
 * MS15-081 - Critical
 * MS15-099 - Critical
 * MS15-MAY
 * MS15-AUG
 * MS15-SEP
  

Bulletin Information:
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MS15-046 - Important

 - Title: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow 
   Remote Code Execution (3057181) 
 - https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms15-046
 - Reason for Revision: V4.0 (October 13, 2015): Revised bulletin 
   to announce the availability of a new update (3085544) for 
   Microsoft Office 2007 that addresses issues with the 
   previously-released update (2965282). Customers running Microsoft 
   Office 2007 are encouraged to install update 3085544 at the 
   earliest opportunity to be fully protected from the vulnerability 
   discussed in this bulletin. Customers running other Microsoft 
   Office software do not need to take any action. See Microsoft 
   Knowledge Base Article 3085544 for more information and download 
   links.
 - Originally posted: May 15, 2015
 - Updated: October 13, 2015
 - Bulletin Severity Rating: Important
 - Version: 4.0

MS15-081 - Critical

 - Title: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code
   Execution (3080790) 
 - https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms15-081
 - Reason for Revision: V3.0 (October 13, 2015): Revised bulletin to
   announce the availability of update packages for Microsoft Office 
   2016, Microsoft Visio 2016, and Microsoft Word 2016. Customers 
   running Microsoft Office 2016, Microsoft Visio 2016, or Microsoft 
   Word 2016 should apply the applicable updates to be protected from 
   the vulnerabilities discussed in this bulletin. The majority of 
   customers have automatic updating enabled and will not need to 
   take any action because the updates will be downloaded and 
   installed automatically.
 - Originally posted: August 11, 2015
 - Updated: October 13, 2015
 - Bulletin Severity Rating: Critical
 - Version: 3.0 

MS15-099 - Critical

 - Title: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote 
   Code Execution (3089664) 
 - https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms15-099
 - Reason for Revision: V4.0 (October 13, 2015): Revised bulletin 
   to announce the availability of an update package for Microsoft 
   Excel 2016. Customers running Microsoft Excel 2016 should apply 
   update 2920693 to be protected from the vulnerabilities discussed 
   in this bulletin. The majority of customers have automatic updating 
   enabled and will not need to take any action because the update 
   will be downloaded and installed automatically.
 - Originally posted: September 8, 2015
 - Updated: October 13, 2015
 - Bulletin Severity Rating: Critical
 - Version: 4.0 


MS15-MAY

 - Title: Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for May 2015
 - https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms15-may.aspx
 - Reason for Revision: V2.0 (October 13, 2015): For MS15-046, 
   revised Bulletin Summary to announce the availability of a new 
   update (3085544) for Microsoft Office 2007 that addresses issues 
   with the previously-released update (2965282). Customers running 
   Microsoft Office 2007 are encouraged to install update 3085544 at 
   the earliest opportunity to be fully protected from the vulnerability 
   discussed in this bulletin. Customers running other Microsoft Office 
   software do not need to take any action. See Microsoft Knowledge Base 
   Article 3085544 for more information and download links.
 - Originally posted: May 12, 2015
 - Updated: October 13, 2015
 - Version: 2.0

MS15-AUG

 - Title: Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for August 2015
 - https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms15-aug.aspx
 - Reason for Revision: V3.0 (October 13, 2015): For MS15-081, 
   revised Bulletin Summary to announce the availability of update 
   packages for Microsoft Office 2016, Microsoft Visio 2016, and 
   Microsoft Word 2016. Customers running Microsoft Office 2016, 
   Microsoft Visio 2016, or Microsoft Word 2016 should apply the 
   applicable updates to be protected from the vulnerabilities 
   discussed in MS15-081. The majority of customers have automatic 
   updating enabled and will not need to take any action because the 
   updates will be downloaded and installed automatically.
 - Originally posted: August 11, 2015   
 - Updated: October 13, 2015
 - Version: 3.0
 
 MS15-SEP

 - Title: Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for September 2015
 - https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms15-sep.aspx
 - Reason for Revision: V3.0 October 13, 2015): For MS15-099, 
   revised Bulletin Summary to announce the availability of an 
   update package for Microsoft Excel 2016. Customers running 
   Microsoft Excel 2016 should apply update 2920693 to be protected 
   from the vulnerabilities discussed in MS15-099. The majority of 
   customers have automatic updating enabled and will not need to 
   take any action because the update will be downloaded and installed 
   automatically.
 - Originally posted: September 8, 2015   
 - Updated: October 13, 2015
 - Version: 3.0
 
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