Microsoft has released six new security bulletins for December. They have also released two new security advisories as well as one bulletin that has been re-released. Adobe s quarterly security update is scheduled for next month, they are planning to release a security bulletin for Adobe Flash and Adobe Air today. In an attack scenario, a user would need to be enticed into opening a malicious Word 97 document. Upon opening, the document will be converted to a new version of a Word document. A successful exploit can lead to remote code execution.
Source: https://threatpost.com/inside-ms-patch-tuesday-pay-attention-ms09-072-120809/73229/