MS Patch Tuesday Heads-up: 10 Bulletins, 34 Vulnerabilities

Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday this month will be a big one: 10 bulletins fixing 34 vulnerabilities in Windows, Office and Internet Explorer. Three of the 10 bulletins will be rated “critical,” Microsoft’s highest severity rating. The flaws addressed in those bulletins typically expose users to remote...

MS Patch Tuesday Heads-up: 11 Bulletins, 25 Vulnerabilities

Microsoft plans to release 11 security bulletins on Tuesday April 13, 2010 to fix multiple vulnerabilities that expose Windows users to remote code execution attacks. Five of the 11 bulletins will be rated “critical,” Microsoft’s highest severity rating. The flaws affect all versions of Windows,...

Microsoft Releases Advance Notification for April Security Bulletin

Microsoft has issued a Security Bulletin Advance Notification, indicating that its April release cycle will contain 11 bulletins. Five of them will have the severity rating of critical and will be for Microsoft Windows. The remaining six bulletins will have the severity rating of important or...

Microsoft SMB Multiple RCE Vulnerabilities (958687) - Active Check

This host is missing a critical security update according to Microsoft Bulletin MS09-001. SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2010 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only...

Microsoft Plugs Security Holes in Windows, Office

After a busy February with 13 security bulletins, Microsoft is easing off the patching throttle a bit this month. Microsoft released two new security bulletins addressing 8 vulnerabilities, all not publically known at this time. It is not uncommon for Microsoft to have a large patch month followe...

MS Patch Tuesday: 13 Bulletins, 26 Vulnerabilities

Microsoft today released 13 security bulletins with fixes for 26 vulnerabilities affecting Windows and Office users and warned customers to pay special attention to a slew of flaws that can be trivially exploited by malware miscreants. The company urged customers to prioritize and deploy four...

Microsoft Releases Advance Notification for February Security Bulletin

Microsoft has issued a Security Bulletin Advance Notification, indicating that its February release cycle will contain 13 bulletins. Five of them will have a severity rating of Critical and will be for Microsoft Windows. The remaining eight bulletins have an Important rating and are for Microsoft...

Inside MS Patch Tuesday: Pay Attention to MS09-072

Guest editorial by Jason Miller 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. In addition to the Microsoft releases, even though Adobe’s quarterly security update is scheduled...

Microsoft Patches Critical IE, Windows Vulnerabilities

Microsoft today shipped six bulletins with patches for a total of 12 documented security vulnerabilities in a wide range of widely deployed software products. Three of the six bulletins are rated “critical,” Microsoft’s highest severity rating. The most serious issues affect the company’s Interne...

Microsoft: Pay Special Attention to MS09-065 Patch

As part of its scheduled batch of patches for November, Microsoft today issued six security bulletins with fixes for a total of 15 vulnerabilities affecting its Windows and Office product lines. Three of the six bulletins are rated “critical,” meaning they can be used to launch remote code...

MS to Patch 15 Serious Windows, Office Flaws

Microsoft plans to release six security bulletins next Tuesday November 10 to fix at least 15 serious vulnerabilities that could expose Windows users to malicious hacker attacks. According to Microsoft’s advance notice for this month’s Patch Tuesday, the updates will address gaping holes in the...

Six Years, 400 Bulletins, 745 Vulnerabilities

Since moving to a monthly schedule in October 2003, Microsoft has released about 400 security bulletins based on an informal count of releases in its bulletin archives. The bulletins address about 745 vulnerabilities across almost every Microsoft product. About 230, or more than half of the...

October Microsoft Patch Tuesday Has Something for Everyone

By Jason Miller Microsoft has released 13 new security bulletins in the October 2009 version of Patch Tuesday. Eight bulletins have a severity rating of Critical. The remaining five security bulletins have a severity rating of Important. For the first time, Windows 7 and Windows 2008 R2 are...

Patch Tuesday Heads-Up: 13 Bulletins, 8 Critical

Microsoft is planning a bumper Patch Tuesday next week — 13 bulletins covering 34 security vulnerabilities in a wide range of products. Eight of the 13 bulletins will be rated “critical,” Microsoft’s highest severity rating. According to Microsoft’s advance notice, the patches coming on October 1...

Five Critical Bulletins Coming on MS Patch Tuesday

Microsoft’s September batch of security updates will include fixes for a multiple “critical” vulnerabilities affecting the Windows operating system. In all, the software maker will release five bulletins with patches for a range of flaws that could expose users to remote code execution attacks. T...

Inside Microsoft Patch Tuesday: Revenge of the ActiveX Controls

Microsoft has released nine bulletins today, five of them Critical, four of them Important. The bulletins cover a gamut of affected products – almost everything in your enterprise will need to be patched today with the exception of Internet Explorer. No IE patches this month! The majority of...

Microsoft DirectShow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (961373)

This host is missing a critical security update according to Microsoft Bulletin MS09-028. SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2009 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only...

Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (968537)

This host is missing a critical security update according to Microsoft Bulletin MS09-025. SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2009 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only...

Coming on MS Patch Tuesday: 10 bulletins, 6 critical

Microsoft plans to ship 10 security bulletins next Tuesday June 9, 2009 with fixes for a wide range of code execution vulnerabilities affecting Windows, Microsoft Office and Internet Explorer. Six of the ten bulletins will be rated “critical,” Microsoft’s highest severity rating. See the advance...

Vulnerabilities in Windows Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (959454)

This host is missing a critical security update according to Microsoft Bulletin MS09-012. SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2009 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only...