Microsoft Updates For August 2009

Microsoft has released security updates for August. The release contains nine packets. Five of those are categorized as critical:
- MS09-037: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Active Template Library (ATL) Could Allow Remote Code Execution (973908)
- MS09-038: Vulnerabilities in Windows Media File Processing Could Allow Remote Code Execution (971557)
- MS09-039: Vulnerabilities in WINS Could Allow Remote Code Execution (969883)
- MS09-043: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Web Components Could Allow Remote Code Execution (957638)
- MS09-044: Vulnerabilities in Remote Desktop Connection Could Allow Remote Code Execution (970927)


and other four as important:
- MS09-036: Vulnerability in ASP.NET in Microsoft Windows Could Allow Denial of Service (970957)
- MS09-040: Vulnerability in Message Queuing Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (971032)
- MS09-041: Vulnerability in Workstation Service Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (971657)
- MS09-042: Vulnerability in Telnet Could Allow Remote Code Execution (960859)


New version of Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool was released too.

More information of the update and its contents can be read from here.

For consumer the easist way to get the update is to use Microsoft Update service.