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Patch Tuesday: Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for July 2014

In this Patch Tuesday, Microsoft Patch Tuesday July 2014 released Six Bulletins addressing a total of 29 vulnerabilities. This month also the high priority fix is for Internet Explorer, which alone addresses 24 out of 29 vulnerabilities. Two are rated as Critical, addressing 25 vulnerabilities, thre

Jul 9, 20141 min read
MS Patch Tuesday July 2014
MS Patch Tuesday July 2014

In this Patch Tuesday, Microsoft Patch Tuesday July 2014 released Six Bulletins addressing a total of 29 vulnerabilities. This month also the high priority fix is for Internet Explorer, which alone addresses 24 out of 29 vulnerabilities.

Two are rated as Critical, addressing 25 vulnerabilities, three are rated as Important and one is rated as Moderate .

Critical security updates addresses security issues in Internet Explorer 6 to Internet Explorer 11 and Windows Journal. Both of them potentially allow Remote Code Execution.

The other four security updates address issues in On-Screen Keyboard, Ancillary Function Driver (AFD), DirectShow, Microsoft Service Bus.

Microsoft security bulletin summary for July 2014 in order of severity.

MS14-037: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2975687)

Severity Rating: Critical

Affected Software: Internet Explorer

Impact: Remote Code Execution

MS14-038: Vulnerability in Windows Journal Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2975689)

Severity Rating: Critical

Affected Software: Windows Journal

Impact: Remote Code Execution

MS14-039: Vulnerability in On-Screen Keyboard Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2975685)

Severity Rating: Important

Affected Software: On-Screen Keyboard

Impact: Elevation of Privilege

MS14-040: Vulnerability in Ancillary Function Driver (AFD) Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2975684)

Severity Rating: Important

Affected Software: Ancillary Function Driver (AFD)

Impact: Elevation of Privilege

MS14-041: Vulnerability in DirectShow Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2975681)

Severity Rating: Important

Affected Software: DirectShow

Impact: Elevation of Privilege

MS14-042: Vulnerability in Microsoft Service Bus Could Allow Denial of Service (2972621)

Severity Rating: Important

Affected Software: Microsoft Service Bus

Impact: Denial of Service

Courtesy: Microsoft Corporation
Courtesy: Microsoft Corporation

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