For the last time this year, the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) has provided the advance notice concerning next weeks Patch Tuesday security related updates for Microsoft software.
The updates for next week are spread across 14 different bulletins and have three updates that are labeled Critical and 11 marked Important. The software which these are for include Windows, Office and Internet Explorer.
The breakdown of the software versions which will be updated Tuesday:
Windows Based Systems (Client and Server)
- Windows XP with SP3
- Windows XP Professional X64 with SP2
- Windows Vista with SP2
- Windows Vista x64 with SP2
- Windows 7 (x86 and x64)
- Windows 7 (x86 and x64) with SP1
- Windows Server 2003 with SP2
- Windows Server 2003 x64 with SP2
- Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based systems
- Windows Server 2008 (x86 and x64) with SP2
- Windows Server 2008 with SP2 for Itanium-based systems
- Windows Server 2008 R2 (x64)
- Windows Server 2008 R2 (x64) with SP1
- Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based systems
- Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based systems with SP1
Microsoft Office Suites and Software
- Microsoft Office 2003 with SP3
- Microsoft Office 2007 with SP2 and SP3
- Microsoft Office 2010 with SP1
- Microsoft Office 2010 x64 with SP1
- Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac
- Microsoft Office 20008 for Mac
- Microsoft Office 2011 for Mac
- Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer 2007 with SP2
- Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats with SP2
Internet Explorer
- IE6
- IE7
- IE8
- IE9
Microsoft will host a webcast to discuss these updates after they are released to Windows Update:
Microsoft will host a webcast to address customer questions on the security bulletins on December 14, 2011, at 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada). Register now for the December Security Bulletin Webcast. After this date, this webcast is available on-demand. For more information, see Microsoft Security Bulletin Summaries and Webcasts.
