Risk: High
Microsoft issued 12 updates in its latest bulletin - six are critical and six important.
The critical issues were found in a variety of Microsoft products - HTML Help ActiveX Control, Microsoft Data Access, Microsoft Malware Protection Engine, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Office and Internet Explorer. Successful exploitation of the various vulnerabilities could result in remote code execution and Microsoft users should apply Microsoft's patches as a matter of urgency.
The important issues were found in Interactive Training, Windows Shell, Windows Image Acquisition Service, Microsoft OLE Dialog, Microsoft MFC and Microsoft RichEdit. Successful exploitation of the important flaws could result in remote code execution or elevation of privileges.
More information about the flaws is available on Microsoft's website:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms07-feb.mspx and the updates are available at:
http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/