Microsoft Security Bulletins For January 2015
Microsoft has just released security updates for January 2015 for all supported operating systems (Windows Vista to Windows 8.1) and other company products.
The updates are already available on Windows Update and you may want to run a manual check for updates to install them right away.
Below you find information about the January 2015 security bulletins that Microsoft released. It starts with the executive summary which highlights the most important update information.
You also find listed how individual operating system editions are affected by the update, how other Microsoft products are affected, and how to install the updates.
Last but not least, all security and non-security updates are listed as well with links and additional information such as severity or impact.
Executive Summary
- Microsoft released eight security bulletin this month fixing eight unique vulnerabilities in total.
- One of the bulletins received the highest severity rating of critical, the others a rating of important.
- Vulnerabilities affect only client and server operating systems.
Operating System Distribution
All desktop operating systems but Windows RT and RT 8.1 are affected by one bulletin in a critical way.
All server operating systems are also affected by one bulletin in a critical way.
- Windows Vista: 1 critical, 3 important
- Windows 7:Â 1 critical, 4 important
- Windows 8: 1 critical, 5 important
- Windows 8.1: 1 critical, 5 important
- Windows RT: 4 important
- Windows RT 8.1:Â 4 important
- Windows Server 2003: 1 critical, 2 important
- Windows Server 2008: 1 critical, 2 important
- Windows Server 2008 R2: 1 critical, 4 important
- Windows Server 2012: 1 critical, 5 important
- Windows Server 2012 R2: 1 critical, 5 important
- Server Core installation: 1 critical, 5 important
Security Bulletins
- MS15-001 - Vulnerability in Windows Application Compatibility Cache Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (3023266) - Important - Elevation of Privilege
- MS15-002 - Vulnerability in Windows Telnet Service Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3020393) - Critical - Remote Code Execution
- MS15-003 - Vulnerability in Windows User Profile Service Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (3021674) - Important - Elevation of Privilege
- MS15-004 - Vulnerability in Windows Components Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (3025421) - Important - Elevation of Privilege
- MS15-005 - Vulnerability in Network Location Awareness Service Could Allow Security Feature Bypass (3022777) - Important - Security Feature Bypass
- MS15-006 - Vulnerability in Windows Error Reporting Could Allow Security Feature Bypass (3004365) - Important - Security Feature Bypass
- MS15-007 - Vulnerability in Network Policy Server RADIUS Implementation Could Cause Denial of Service (3014029) - Important - Denial of Service
- MS15-008 - Vulnerability in Windows Kernel-Mode Driver Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (3019215) - Important - Elevation of Privileges
Other security related updates
- Security Update for Internet Explorer Flash Player for Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 8, Windows RT, and Windows Server 2012 (KB3008925)
Non-security related updates
- Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.2 for Windows 8, Windows RT, and Windows Server 2012 (KB2901982)
- Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.2 for Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, and Windows Vista (KB2901983)
- Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.2 for Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2 (KB2934520)
- Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.2 Language Packs for Windows 8, Windows RT, and Windows Server 2012 (KB2938103)
- Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.2 Language Packs for Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2 (KB2938104)
- Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool - January 2015 (KB890830)/Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool - January 2015 (KB890830) - Internet Explorer Version
- Update for Windows 8.1 (KB2997841) - System crashes after you restart or wake up the computer in Windows 8.1 or Windows RT 8.1
- Update for Windows 8 (KB3008273) - An update to enable an automatic update from Windows 8 to Windows 8.1
- Update for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 (KB3024777) - Install KB3024777 to fix an issue with KB3004394 on Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2
How to download and install the January 2015 security updates
All security updates are made available automatically via Microsoft's Windows Update service as well as business and enterprise related update services the company operates.
Most home users should get the patches automatically though. If you have disabled automatic updates you can check for updates manually at any time using Windows Update:
- Tap on the Windows-key and type Windows Update.
- Select the result from the results.
- Click on the check for updates button to run a check.
You can install some or all of the security patches displayed to you by the program.
Other options include visiting Microsoft's Download Center to download individual patches or to download this month's security ISO image containing them all.
Additional information
- Microsoft Security Response Center blog on the 2015 Bulletin Release
- Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for January 2015
- List of software updates for Microsoft products
- Our in-depth update guide for Windows
Martin, I would appreciate that you do not censor this post, as it’s informative writing.
Onur, there is a misleading statement “[…] GIFs are animated images …”. No, obviously you don’t seem to have take much notice of what you were told back in March regarding; Graphics Interchange Format (GIF).
For example, https://www.ghacks.net/2023/03/31/whats-gif-explanation-and-how-to-use-it/#comment-4562919 (if you had read my replies within that thread, you might have learnt something useful). I even mentioned, “GIF intrinsically supports animated images (GIF89a)”.
You linked to said article, [Related: …] within this article, but have somehow failed to take onboard what support you were given by several more knowledgeable people.
If you used AI to help write this article, it has failed miserably.
AI is stupid, and it will not get any better if we really know how this all works. Prove me wrong.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IYl1sTIOHI
Martin, [#comment-4569908] is only meant to be in: [https://www.ghacks.net/2023/07/09/how-to-send-gifs-on-iphone-two-different-ways/]. Whereas it appears duplicated in several recent random low-quality non relevant articles.
Obviously it [#comment-4569908] was posted: 9 July 2023. Long before this thread even existed… your database is falling over. Those comments are supposed to have unique ID values. It shouldn’t be possible to duplicate the post ID, if the database had referential integrity.
Don’t tell me!
Ghacks wants the state to step in for STATE-MANDATED associations to save jobs!!!
Bring in the dictatorship!!!
And screw Rreedom of Association – too radical for Ghacks maybe
GateKeeper ?
That’s called “appointing” businesses to do the state’s dirty work!!!!!
But the article says itself that those appointed were not happy – implying they had not choice!!!!!!
@The Dark Lady,
@KeZa,
@Database failure,
@Howard Pearce,
@Howard Allan Pearce,
Note: I replaced the quoted URI scheme: https:// with “>>” and posted.
The current ghacks.net is owned by “Softonic International S.A.” (sold by Martin in October 2019), and due to the fate of M&A, ghacks.net has changed in quality.
>> ghacks.net/2023/09/02/microsoft-is-removing-wordpad-from-windows/#comment-4573130
Many Authors of bloggers and advertisers certified by Softonic have joined the site, and the site is full of articles aimed at advertising and clickbait.
>> ghacks.net/2023/08/31/in-windows-11-the-line-between-legitimate-and-adware-becomes-increasingly-blurred/#comment-4573117
As it stands, except for articles by Martin Brinkmann, Mike Turcotte, and Ashwin, they are low quality, unhelpful, and even vicious. It is better not to read those articles.
How to display only articles by a specific author:
Added line to My filters in uBlock Origin: ghacks.net##.hentry,.home-posts,.home-category-post:not(:has-text(/Martin Brinkmann|Mike Turcotte|Ashwin/))
>> ghacks.net/2023/09/01/windows-11-development-overview-of-the-august-2023-changes/#comment-4573033
By the way, if you use an RSS reader, you can track exactly where your comments are (I’m an iPad user, so I use “Feedly Classic”, but for Windows I prefer the desktop app “RSS Guard”).
RSS Guard: Feed reader which supports RSS/ATOM/JSON and many web-based feed services.
>> github.com/martinrotter/rssguard#readme
We all live in digital surveillance glass houses under scrutiny of evil people because of people like Musk. It’s only fair that he takes his turn.
“Operating systems will be required to let the user choose the browser, virtual assistant and search engine of their choice. Microsoft cannot force users to use Bing or Edge. Apple will have to open up its iOS operating system to allow third-party app stores, aka allow sideloading of apps. Google, on the other hand, will need to provide users with the ability to uninstall preloaded apps (bloatware) from Android devices. Online services will need to allow users to unsubscribe from their platform easily. Gatekeepers need to provide interoperability with third-parties that offer similar services.”
Wonderful ! Let’s hope they’ll comply with that law more than they are doing with the GDPR.