The Microsoft security folks have published the advance notice for next week’s security related Patch Tuesday and it looks like it addresses 16 bulletins and impacts 5 different categories of Microsoft software.
Of the 16 bulletins 9 are critical and the remaining 7 are labeled important. The affected software includes:
Windows Operating Systems
- Windows XP with Service Pack 3 (x86)
- Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2 (x64)
- Windows Vista with Service Pack 1 and 2 (x86 and x64)
- Windows 7 (x86 and x64)
- Windows 7 with Service Pack 1 (x86 and x64)
- Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 2 (x86, x64 and Itanium)
- Windows Server 2008 (x86 and x64)
- Windows Server 2008 with Service Pack 2 (x86 and x64)
- Windows Server 2008 (Itanium)
- Windows Server 2008 with Service Pack 2 (Itanium)
- Windows Server 2008 R2 (x64)
- Windows Server 2008 R2 with Service Pack 1 (x64)
- Windows Server 2008 R2 (Itanium)
- Internet Explorer 6
- Internet Explorer 7
- Internet Explorer 8
- Internet Explorer 9 (only on Windows Vista with SP2 X86 and x64; Windows Server 2008 with SP2 x86 and x64)
Microsoft Office Suites and Software
- Microsoft Office XP with Service Pack 3 (Excel 2002)
- Microsoft Office 2003 with Service Pack 3 (Excel 2003)
- Microsoft Office 2007 with Service Pack 2 (Excel 2007)
- Microsoft Office 2010 (x86 and x64) (Excel 2010)
- Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac
- Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac
- Microsoft Office 2011 for Mac
- Open XML File Format Converter for Mac
- Microsoft InfoPath 2007 with Service Pack 2
- Microsoft InfoPath 2010 (x86 and x64)
- Microsoft Excel Viewer
- Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats Service Pack 2
Microsoft Server Software
- SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 3
- SQL Server 2005 x64 Edition Service Pack 3
- SQL Server 2005 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 3
- SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 4
- SQL Server 2005 x64 Edition Service Pack 4
- SQL Server 2005 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 4
- SQL Server 2005 Express Edition Service Pack 3
- SQL Server 2005 Express Edition Service Pack 4
- SQL Server 2005 Express Edition with Advanced Services Service Pack 3
- SQL Server 2005 Express Edition with Advanced Services Service Pack 4
- SQL Server Management Studio Express (SSMSE) 2005
- SQL Server Management Studio Express (SSMSE) 2005 x64 Edition
- SQL Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1
- SQL Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
- SQL Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 1
- SQL Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2
- SQL Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2
- SQL Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 2
- SQL Server 2008 R2 for 32-bit Systems
- SQL Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems
- SQL Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems
Microsoft Developer Tools and Software
- Microsoft Silverlight 4
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 with Service Pack 1
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 with Service Pack 1
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2010
Microsoft Security Software
- Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010 Client