14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft rolled out a total of seven different updates on Patch Tuesday, six of which are rated as critical, while one is considered to be important.
Internet Explorer, the Kernel-Mode Driver, Media Format Runtime, GDI, and Silverlight have all received critical fixes, but Microsoft recommends users to prioritize the deployment of the first two.
“This security update resolves two publicly disclosed and six privately reported vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows. The most severe of these vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted document or visits a malicious webpage that embeds TrueType font files. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take complete control of an affected system,” Microsoft said in the description of bulletin MS13-053 aimed at Kernel-Mode drivers.
As usual, all patches are being delivered through the integrated Windows Update tool, so make sure you connect your computer to the Internet to deploy all fixes as soon as possible.