Microsoft Patchday August 2009: Nine security vulnerabilities closed

For the August Patchday Microsoft has released the nine announced Security Bulletins for Windows and other products. Five of them have been rated critical and four received a high rating. Below you can find the Bulletins in detail:

• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-036 (Important)
Vulnerability in ASP.NET in Microsoft Windows Could Allow Denial of Service

• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-037 (Critical)
Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Active Template Library (ATL) Could Allow Remote Code Execution

• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-038 (Critical)
Vulnerabilities in Windows Media File Processing Could Allow Remote Code Execution

• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-039 (Critical)
Vulnerabilities in WINS Could Allow Remote Code Execution

• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-040 (Important)
Vulnerability in Message Queuing Could Allow Elevation of Privilege

• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-041 (Important)
Vulnerability in Workstation Service Could Allow Elevation of Privilege

• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-042 (Important)
Vulnerability in Telnet Could Allow Remote Code Execution

• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-043 (Critical)
Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Web Components Could Allow Remote Code Execution

• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-044 (Critical)
Vulnerabilities in Remote Desktop Connection Could Allow Remote Code Execution

It is highly recommended to download the appropriate updates. More information about the individual bulletins can be found in Microsoft's Technet.