Microsoft to patch Windows, IE, Lync Server next week – ZDNet

By | September 5, 2014

Microsoft to patch Windows, IE, Lync Server next week
ZDNet
Following a pattern typical of IE updates, it is rated Critical on Windows client systems and Moderate on servers.

Source: www.zdnet.com

The one critical update addresses a problem or problems in Internet Explorer in all versions of Windows. Following a pattern typical of IE updates, it is rated Critical on Windows client systems and Moderate on servers. The problems are likely mitigated by the Enhanced Security Configuration in Windows Server.

Two of the other updates are rated Important and affect Windows. One specifically affects the .NET Framework and all versions of Windows (oddly, except for Server Core versions of the non-R2 editions of Windows Server 2008) and could result in a denial of service. 

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