For the month of August, Microsoft has released eleven (11) security bulletins: six (6) which are tagged as Critical and five (5) which are tagged as Important.

Here’s the latest set:

Risk Rating: Critical

• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-041
  Vulnerability in the ActiveX Control for the Snapshot Viewer for Microsoft Access Could Allow Remote Code Execution (955617)
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-043
  Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (954066)
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-044
  Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Filters Could Allow Remote Code Execution (924090)
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-045
  Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (953838)
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-046
  Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Image Color Management System Could Allow Remote Code Execution (952954)
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-051
  Vulnerabilities in Microsoft PowerPoint Could Allow Remote Code Execution (949785)

Risk Rating: Important

• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-042
  Vulnerability in Microsoft Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution (955048)
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-047
  Vulnerability in IPsec Policy Processing Could Allow Information Disclosure (953733)
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-048
  Security Update for Outlook Express and Windows Mail (951066)
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-049
  Vulnerabilities in Event System Could Allow Remote Code Execution (950974)
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-050
  Vulnerability in Windows Messenger Could Allow Information Disclosure (955702)

All users are strongly advised to download these patches from Microsoft immediately.