KB Article #160007

Microsoft Security Updates October 2012

The updates below have been tested on the following products running on Windows 2003: Email Firewall (EMF) 6.5 and Secure Messenger (SM) 6.5. No problems were found during testing.

Critical Updates:

  • MS12-063: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (KB2744842)


High Priority (Important) Updates:

  • MS12-068: Vulnerability in Windows Kernel Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (KB2724197)


Moderate Priority Updates:

  • October 2012 cumulative time zone update for Windows operating systems (KB2756822)
  • Microsoft Security Advisory: Microsoft Security Advisory: Update for minimum certificate key length (KB2661254)
  • Microsoft Security Advisory: Compatibility issues affecting signed Microsoft binaries (KB2749655)
  • Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool: October 2012 (KB890830)


Note: Axway tests all Critical, High (Important), and Moderate Priority Updates on the latest version of EMF (6.5) and SM (6.5) and on the most current supported windows platform only (Windows 2003 SP2 with SQL 2005 SP3).

For your convenience please find below the updates tested and approved for previous months of 2012: