Patch Tuesday for May 2012 is today May 8th, this month seven bulletins that cover 23 vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office, Windows, Silverlight and the .NET framework.
With the release of the security bulletins for May 2012. For more information about the bulletin advance notification service, see Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification.
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| Bulletin ID | Maximum Severity Rating and Vulnerability Impact | Restart Requirement | Affected Software |
| Bulletin 1 | Critical | May require restart | Microsoft Office |
| Remote Code Execution | |||
| Bulletin 2 | Critical | May require restart | Microsoft Windows, Microsoft .NET Framework, Microsoft Silverlight, |
| Remote Code Execution | Microsoft Office | ||
| Bulletin 3 | Critical | May require restart | Microsoft Windows, Microsoft .NET Framework |
| Remote Code Execution | |||
| Bulletin 4 | Important | May require restart | Microsoft Office |
| Remote Code Execution | |||
| Bulletin 5 | Important | May require restart | Microsoft Office |
| Remote Code Execution | |||
| Bulletin 6 | Important | Requires restart | Microsoft Windows |
| Elevation of Privilege | |||
| Bulletin 7 | Important | Requires restart | Microsoft Windows |
| Elevation of Privilege |
Windows Operating System and Components
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Windows XP |
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| Bulletin Identifier | Bulletin 2 | Bulletin 3 | Bulletin 6 | Bulletin 7 |
| Aggregate Severity Rating | Critical | Critical | None | None |
| Windows XP SP 3 | Windows XP SP 3 (Critical) |
Windows XP SP 3 (Critical) |
N/A | N/A |
| Windows XP Professional x64 Edition SP 2 | Windows XP Professional x64 Edition SP 2 (Critical) |
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition SP 2 (Critical) |
N/A | N/A |
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Windows Server 2003 |
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| Bulletin Identifier | Bulletin 2 | Bulletin 3 | Bulletin 6 | Bulletin 7 |
| Aggregate Severity Rating | Critical | Critical | None | None |
| Windows Server 2003 SP 2 | Windows Server 2003 SP 2 (Critical) |
Windows Server 2003 SP 2 (Critical) |
N/A | N/A |
| Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition SP 2 | Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition SP 2 (Critical) |
Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition SP 2 (Critical) |
N/A | N/A |
| Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium computers | Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium computers (Critical) |
Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium computers (Critical) |
N/A | N/A |
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Windows Vista |
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| Bulletin Identifier | Bulletin 2 | Bulletin 3 | Bulletin 6 | Bulletin 7 |
| Aggregate Severity Rating | Critical | Critical | Important | Important |
| Windows Vista SP 2 | Windows Vista SP 2 (Critical) |
Windows Vista SP 2 (Critical) |
Windows Vista SP 2 (Important) |
Windows Vista SP 2 (Important) |
| Windows Vista x64 Edition SP 2 | Windows Vista x64 Edition SP 2 (Critical) |
Windows Vista x64 Edition SP 2 (Critical) |
Windows Vista x64 Edition SP 2 (Important) |
Windows Vista x64 Edition SP 2 (Important) |
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Windows Server 2008 |
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| Bulletin Identifier | Bulletin 2 | Bulletin 3 | Bulletin 6 | Bulletin 7 |
| Aggregate Severity Rating | Critical | Critical | Important | Important |
| Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Computers SP 2 | Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Computers SP 2 (Critical) |
Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Computers SP 2 (Critical) |
Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Computers SP 2 (Important) |
Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Computers SP 2 (Important) |
| Windows Server 2008 for x64 computers SP 2 | Windows Server 2008 for x64 computers SP 2 (Critical) |
Windows Server 2008 for x64 computers SP 2 (Critical) |
Windows Server 2008 for x64 computers SP 2 (Important) |
Windows Server 2008 for x64 computers SP 2 (Important) |
| Windows Server 2008 for Itanium computers SP 2 | Windows Server 2008 for Itanium computers SP 2 (Critical) |
Windows Server 2008 for Itanium computers SP 2 (Critical) |
Windows Server 2008 for Itanium computers SP 2 (Important) |
Windows Server 2008 for Itanium computers SP 2 (Important) |
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Windows 7 |
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| Bulletin Identifier | Bulletin 2 | Bulletin 3 | Bulletin 6 | Bulletin 7 |
| Aggregate Severity Rating | Critical | Critical | Important | Important |
| Windows 7 for 32-bit Computers | Windows 7 for 32-bit Computers (Critical) |
Windows 7 for 32-bit Computers (Critical) |
Windows 7 for 32-bit Computers (Important) |
Windows 7 for 32-bit Computers (Important) |
| Windows 7 for 32-bit Computers SP 1 | Windows 7 for 32-bit Computers SP 1 (Critical) |
Windows 7 for 32-bit Computers SP 1 (Critical) |
Windows 7 for 32-bit Computers SP 1 (Important) |
Windows 7 for 32-bit Computers SP 1 (Important) |
| Windows 7 for x64 computers | Windows 7 for x64 computers (Critical) |
Windows 7 for x64 computers (Critical) |
Windows 7 for x64 computers (Important) |
Windows 7 for x64 computers (Important) |
| Windows 7 for x64 computers SP 1 | Windows 7 for x64 computers SP 1 (Critical) |
Windows 7 for x64 computers SP 1 (Critical) |
Windows 7 for x64 computers SP 1 (Important) |
Windows 7 for x64 computers SP 1 (Important) |
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Windows Server 2008 R2 |
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| Bulletin Identifier | Bulletin 2 | Bulletin 3 | Bulletin 6 | Bulletin 7 |
| Aggregate Severity Rating | Critical | Critical | Important | Important |
| Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64 computers | Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64 computers (Critical) |
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64 computers (Critical) |
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64 computers (Important) |
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64 computers (Important) |
| Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64 computers SP 1 | Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64 computers SP 1 (Critical) |
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64 computers SP 1 (Critical) |
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64 computers SP 1 (Important) |
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64 computers SP 1 (Important) |
| Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium computers | Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium computers (Critical) |
Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium computers (Critical) |
Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium computers (Important) |
Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium computers (Important) |
| Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium computers SP 1 | Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium computers SP 1 (Critical) |
Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium computers SP 1 (Critical) |
Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium computers SP 1 (Important) |
Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium computers SP 1 (Important) |
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Server Core installation option |
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| Bulletin Identifier | Bulletin 2 | Bulletin 3 | Bulletin 6 | Bulletin 7 |
| Aggregate Severity Rating | Critical | Critical | Important | Important |
| Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Computers SP 2 | Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Computers SP 2 (Important) |
N/A | Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Computers SP 2 (Important) |
Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Computers SP 2 (Important) |
| Windows Server 2008 for x64 computers SP 2 | Windows Server 2008 for x64 computers SP 2 (Important) |
N/A | Windows Server 2008 for x64 computers SP 2 (Important) |
Windows Server 2008 for x64 computers SP 2 (Important) |
| Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64 computers | Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64 computers (Critical) |
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64 computers (Critical) |
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64 computers (Important) |
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64 computers (Important) |
| Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64 computers SP 1 | Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64 computers SP 1 (Critical) |
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64 computers SP 1 (Critical) |
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64 computers SP 1 (Important) |
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64 computers SP 1 (Important) |
Note for Bulletin 2
See also other software categories under this section, Affected Software, for more update files under the same bulletin identifier. This bulletin spans more than one software category.
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