MS Security Update For Microsoft Office, .NET Framework, and Silverlight (2681578)

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Summary
This host is missing a critical security update according to Microsoft Bulletin MS12-034.
Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to gain escalated privileges and execute arbitrary code. Impact Level: System/Application
Solution
Run Windows Update and update the listed hotfixes or download and update mentioned hotfixes in the advisory from the below link, http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms12-034
Insight
Multiple flaws are due to - An error exists when parsing TrueType fonts. - An error in the t2embed.dll module when parsing TrueType fonts can be exploited via a specially crafted TTF file. - An error in GDI+ when handling certain records can be exploited via a specially crafted EMF image file. - An error in win32k.sys related to certain Windows and Messages handling can be exploited to execute arbitrary code in the context of another process. - An error in win32k.sys when handling keyboard layout files can be exploited to execute arbitrary code in the context of another process. - An error in win32k.sys related to scrollbar calculations can be exploited to execute arbitrary code in the context of another process.
Affected
Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Microsoft Silverlight 4 and 5 Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5.1 Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 3 Microsoft Office 2007 Service Pack 2 Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 1 Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 Service Pack 2 Microsoft Windows 7 Service Pack 1 and prior Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3 and prior Microsoft Windows 2003 Service Pack 2 and prior Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 2 and prior Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 and prior
References
Updated on 2015-03-25
Severity
High Severity
Classification
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