Microsoft gears up for nine patches next week

Maikeru · Aug 10, 2007

Are you ready for next week? :rolleyes:

NEW DELHI: Microsoft has said that it will be releasing nine security updates coming Tuesday. The patches will fix remote code execution attack vulnerabilities in Windows, Office, Internet Explorer and Virtual PC.

Of the nine bulletins expected, six will be labeled "critical," with the remaining three ranked "important." Vulnerabilities slated to be fixed by eight of the nine updates, however, have been pegged as remote code executable, a sign that the bugs are dangerous, and if exploited, could easily allow a PC to be hijacked by hackers.

Remote code execution attacks, where hackers take advantage of vulnerabilities to attack a computer system over the Internet, have grown exponentially in the last couple of years.

All of the company's critical security updates released this year, including next week's updates, have patched vulnerabilities that allow remote execution attacks.

Microsoft Windows, including Vista, will be the focus of the updates, with one of those Vista fixes pegged critical. Other critical patches will be provided for Microsoft Office in general, Excel in particular, Visual Basic 6.0 and IE.

One of the update will prevent users from being able to elevate their access privilege level in Virtual PC or Virtual Server.

Also planned for release next week are four non-security, high-priority updates on Microsoft Update (MU) and Windows Server Update Services (WSUS).

Cheers!

Maikeru Hatamoto

Daveskater · Aug 10, 2007

it makes you wonder sometimes why windows is the most popular os with most programs written for it when it has so many holes!

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