(MS12-039) Vulnerabilities in Lync Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2707956)
Severity: HIGH
CVE Identifier: CVE-2011-3402,CVE-2012-0159,CVE-2012-1849,CVE-2012-1858
Advisory Date: JUN 13, 2012
DESCRIPTION
This update resolves several vulnerabilities found in versions of Microsoft Lync. It corrects vulnerabilities existing in the handling of TrueType fonts, loading of external library files, and sanitizing HTML content by a specific function in Lync.
SOLUTION
AFFECTED SOFTWARE AND VERSION
- Microsoft Communicator 2007 R2
- Microsoft Lync 2010 (32-bit)
- Microsoft Lync 2010 (64-bit)
- Microsoft Lync 2010 Attendee
- Microsoft Lync 2010 Attendant (32-bit)
- Microsoft Lync 2010 Attendant (64-bit)
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