Microsoft has released a flurry of patches addressing all sorts of problems in Windows, IE, Windows Server and more. The 71 patches and 12 bulletins in total include fixes for Office and the Windows kernel, which are presently being attacked.

One of the more worrying attacks is that on Microsoft Office, CVE-2015-6124, which Redmond has treated along with another six vulnerabilities with its MS15-131 patch. According to Microsoft, attackers could prey on people with vulnerable versions of Office who could be tricked into executing a malicious file.

People running Internet Explorer can further be worried that someone might gain user rights on their computer and so should download the MS15-124 patch. This could also affect people running the Edge browser in Windows 10. Microsoft said in a bulletin that users might either be tricked into opening a link sent in an email, or a user could go to an infected website. Advising users Microsoft said, “These websites could contain specially crafted content that could exploit the vulnerabilities.”

Other fixes include flaws in JScript and VBScript (MS15-126) affecting Windows Sever 2008 and Windows Vista, which could give an attacker user rights. MS15-127 will fix a flaw for people running Windows Server 2008 and later. Flaws in Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 (MS15-130), which could allow attackers execute code remotely, have been addressed. Windows and Mac users who visit a specially crafted website could be attacked in relation to Microsoft Silverlight, which Microsoft has patched with MS15-129.

It doesn’t stop there, and a bunch of other issues that could affect Windows users have also been reported by Microsoft. These issues have been addressed with the following patches:

MS15-132, MS15-133, MS15-134, MS15-135.

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