Latest Set of Microsoft Patches

A total of seven new Microsoft patches were released yesterday. Three were rated by MS as being Critical with the remaining four being rated as Important. There are exploits available for MS07-065, MS07-067 and MS07-069. Below is a quick summary of the releases. More details can be obtained from the original MS advisories:
http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/updates/bulletins/200712.mspx

Rated Critical
MS07-069 Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer [Could Allow Remote Code Execution] (942615)
MS07-064 Vulnerabilities in DirectX Could Allow Remote Code Execution (941568)
MS07-068 Vulnerability in Windows Media File Format Could Allow Remote Code Execution (941569 and 944275)
MS07-069 Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (942615)

Rated Important
MS07-063 Vulnerability in SMBv2 Could Allow Remote Code Execution (942624)
MS07-065 Vulnerability in Message Queuing Could Allow Remote Code Execution (937894)
MS07-066 Vulnerability in Windows Kernel Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (943078)
MS07-067 Vulnerability in Macrovision Driver Could Allow Local Elevation of Privilege (944653)

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