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Bulletin ID Maximum Severity Rating and Vulnerability Impact Restart Requirement Affected Software
Bulletin 1 Critical
Remote Code Execution Requires restart Microsoft Windows

Bulletin 2 Critical
Remote Code Execution Requires restart Microsoft Windows,
Internet Explorer

Bulletin 3 Critical
Remote Code Execution Requires restart Microsoft Windows

Bulletin 4 Critical
Remote Code Execution May require restart Microsoft .NET Framework,
Microsoft Silverlight

Bulletin 5 Important
Elevation of Privilege Requires restart Microsoft Windows

Bulletin 6 Important
Elevation of Privilege May require restart Microsoft Office,
Microsoft Server Software

Bulletin 7 Important
Remote Code Execution May require restart Microsoft Windows

Bulletin 8 Important
Remote Code Execution May require restart Microsoft Windows

Bulletin 9 Important
Remote Code Execution May require restart Microsoft Office