As part of our predictable monthly update process, we have released our Advance Notification Service (ANS) for the October Security Bulletins, which are scheduled for release Tuesday, October 12, 2010. ANS is a service that only Microsoft provides to assist customers in planning for the upcoming security bulletin release.
This month as part of our predictable security update process we are releasing 16 comprehensive bulletins addressing 49 vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities cover Windows, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Office, and the .NET Framework. Four of the bulletins carry a Critical rating, ten are Important and two are Moderate.
