Microsoft published the Advanced Notification January 8, 2013, the first Patch Tuesday of 2013. Microsoft issued seven Bulletins, two rated "critical" and the remaining five rated "important", addressing 12 vulnerabilities.
The Bulletins affect a wide variety of software will be updated including ALL versions of Windows (Windows RT is affected by four bulletins), ALL versions of Internet Explorer, Microsoft Office, .Net, SharePoint and System Center Operations Manager.
How do the vulnerabilities impact our systems? 2 vulnerabilities can lead to Remote Code Execution, 3 vulnerability can lead to Elevation of Privilege, 1 vulnerability can lead to Security Feature Bypass, and 1 vulnerability can lead to Denial of Service.
Bulletin 1, rated Critical addresses Remote Code Execution ALL Windows Operating Systems. This Bulletin requires restart.
Bulletin 2, rated Critical impacts Remote Code Execution in ALL Microsoft Windows versions, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Developer Tools, Microsoft Server Software. This Bulletin may require a restart.
Bulletin 3, rated Important, addresses Elevation of Privilege in Microsoft Server Software.
Bulletin 4, rated Important, addresses Elevation of Privilege in Microsoft Windows and .NET Framework, and may require a restart.
Bulletin 5, designated as Important, affects Elevation of Privilege in Microsoft Windows and requires a restart.
Bulletin 6, listed as Important, impacts Security Feature Bypass in Microsoft Windows and requires a restart.
Bulletin 7, rated Important, addresses Denial of Service Microsoft Windows, and .NET Framework, and may require a restart.
If you are running Apple or Linux Operating System, this notice does not apply. Linux and Apple do not require patches.
Please remember to restart your computers and servers tomorrow morning.