Microsoft Security Bulletins For April 2015
Microsoft has just released security updates for April 2015 on today's Patch Day. Security updates are published regularly by the company on the second Tuesday of each month.
This guide offers information about all security updates released on today's Patch Day as well as security and non-security updates released for Windows since the last Patch Day on March 10, 2015.
It begins with an executive summary that reveals important facts about this update.
What then follows is the operating system and Microsoft product distribution, the security bulletins, advisories and non-security updates that link to support pages on the Microsoft website, and last but not least all available download options for the updates.
Executive Summary
- A total of eleven bulletins have been released in April's Patch Tuesday.
- Four bulletins have received a maximum severity rating of critical, the remaining seven one of important.
- Affected products include all client and server operating systems as well as various Office products.
Operating System Distribution
- Windows Vista: 1 critical, 2 important
- Windows 7:Â 2 critical, 2 important
- Windows 8 and 8.1: 2 critical, 1 important
- Windows RT and RT 8.1 : 1 critical, 1 important
- Windows Server 2003: 2 important, 1 moderate
- Windows Server 2008: 2 important, 1 moderate
- Windows Server 2008 R2: 1 critical, 2 important 1 moderate
- Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2: 1 critical, 2 important, 1 moderate
- Server Core: 1 critical, 3 important
Other Microsoft Products
- Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010: 1 critical, 1 important
- Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013:Â 2 important
- Microsoft Office 2007 and 2010: 1 critical
- Microsoft Office 2013 and Office 2013 RT: 1 important
- Microsoft Office for Mac: 1 important
- Microsoft Office Web Apps 2010: 1 critical
- Microsoft Office Web Apps 2013: 1 important
- Microsoft Word Viewer and Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack Service Pack 3: 1 critical
Security Bulletins
- MS15-032 - Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3038314) - Critical - Remote Code Execution
- MS15-033 - Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3048019) - Critical - Remote Code Execution
- MS15-034 - Vulnerability in HTTP.sys Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3042553) - Critical - Remote Code Execution
- MS15-035 - Vulnerability in Microsoft Graphics Component Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3046306) - Critical - Remote Code Execution
- MS15-036 - Vulnerabilities in Microsoft SharePoint Server Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (3052044) - Important - Elevation of Privilege
- MS15-037 - Vulnerability in Windows Task Scheduler Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (3046269) - Important - Elevation of Privilege
- MS15-038 - Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (3049576) - Important - Elevation of Privilege
- MS15-039 - Vulnerability in XML Core Services Could Allow Security Feature Bypass (3046482) - Important - Security Bypass Feature
- MS15-040 - Vulnerability in Active Directory Federation Services Could Allow Information Disclosure (3045711) - Important - Information Disclosure
- MS15-041 - Vulnerability in .NET Framework Could Allow Information Disclosure (3048010) - Important - Information Disclosure
- MS15-042 - Vulnerability in Windows Hyper-V Could Allow Denial of Service (3047234) - Important - Denial of Service
Security Advisories and updates
- Microsoft Security Advisory 3045755: Update to Improve PKU2U Authentication (affects Windows 8.1, Server 2012 R2 and Windows 8.1 RT)
- Microsoft Security Advisory 3009008 (revised): Vulnerability in SSL 3.0 Could Allow Information Disclosure
- Security Update for Windows Server 2003 (KB3050995) - Microsoft security advisory: Improperly issued digital certificates could allow spoofing
- MS15-025: Security Update for Windows Server 2003 (KB3033395) - MS15-025: Description of the security update for Windows kernel: March 10, 2015
- MS15-027: Security Update for Windows Server 2003 (KB3002657) - MS15-027: Vulnerability in NETLOGON could allow spoofing: March 10, 2015
- Security Update for Windows Embedded Standard 7, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008 R2 (KB3033929) - Microsoft security advisory: Availability of SHA-2 code signing support for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2: March 10, 2015
- 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 (KB3044132)
Non-security related updates
- Update for Windows 7 (KB2952664) - Compatibility update for upgrading Windows 7.
- Update for Windows 8.1 and Windows 8 (KB2976978) - Compatibility update for Windows 8.1 and Windows 8.
- Update for Windows 7 (KB2977759) - Compatibility update for Windows 7 RTM.
- Update for Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2 (KB3042085) - Device does not respond during shutdown after you have installed November 2014 update in Windows.
- Update for Windows 8.1 and Windows 7 (KB3035583) - Update enables additional capabilities for Windows Update notifications in Windows 8.1 and Windows 7 SP1
- Update for Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2 (KB3000850) - November 2014 update rollup for Windows RT 8.1, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2
- Update for Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, and Windows XP Embedded (KB3049874) - Daylight saving time changes for Mexico, Mongolia, and Iran in Windows
- Update for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 (KB2990214)
- Update for Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2 (KB3044374) - Update that supports you to upgrade from Windows 8.1 to a later version of Windows
- Update for Windows 7 (KB2952664) - Compatibility update for upgrading Windows 7
- Update for Windows 8.1 and Windows 8 (KB2976978) - Compatibility update for Windows 8.1 and Windows 8
- Update for Windows 7 (KB2977759) - Compatibility update for Windows 7 RTM
- Update for Windows 8 (KB3008273) - An update to enable an automatic update from Windows 8 to Windows 8.1
- Update for Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 8, Windows RT, and Windows Server 2012 (KB3048778) - Update 3033889 causes Windows Explorer to stop responding on systems that use the Japanese or Korean IME
How to download and install the April 2015 security updates
As always, updates are available via Windows Update for all supported operating systems. The best way to check for updates right away is to tap on the Windows-key, type Windows Update and load the first matching result that comes up.
A click on check for updates runs a manual update check which you may want to do as you can pick up updates earlier this way.
Windows Update is not the only option to download the most recent security updates for Windows. You can download individual updates from Microsoft's Download Center or download security ISO images that contain all patches for the month.
Last but not least, third-party tools like WSUS are available as well.
Additional information
- Microsoft Security Response Center blog on the 2015 Bulletin Release
- Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for April 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.
No, they didn’t lmao.
https://twitter.com/vxunderground/status/1706523877478670542