Microsoft to Fix 28 Vulnerabilities in June Patch Tuesday

Microsoft has been busy of late, what with the scramble surrounding the Flame malware and the forged certificate that the attackers were able to use to spread the malware via a fake Windows Update service. Now, the company is planning to release seven bulletins next Tuesday covering 28...

Microsoft Adopts CVRF Format for Security Bulletins

Since the beginning of recorded time, security researchers, software vendors and hackers have been issuing security advisories in all kinds of nutty formats. Some feature excellent ASCII art, some have clever inside jokes and some come from Microsoft. Now, there’s a effort underway, called the...

Patch Tuesday Advance Notification: May Edition

Microsoft announced today that they will be shipping three critical and five important bulletins in the May edition of patch Tuesday. All of the ‘critical’ bulletins and two of the ‘important’ bulletins fix vulnerabilities that could otherwise lead to remote code execution. The two remaining...

Ryan Naraine on Exploit Mitigations and the MS12-020 RDP Bug

Dennis Fisher talks with Ryan Naraine about whether exploit mitigations such as ASLR and DEP really make any difference in preventing browser attacks and the seriousness of the MS12-020 RDP vulnerability that was patched during March’s Patch Tuesday release. Podcast audio courtesy of sykboy65...

Microsoft, Security Experts Warn 'Wormable' RDP Exploit Will Come Sooner Than Later

As a follow-up to its usual Patch Tuesday release this week, officials at Microsoft are warning users that an exploit against the recently disclosed Remote Desktop Protocol RDP vulnerability for Windows is likely to come in the next 30 days. According to a supplementary entry on its Security...

Mozilla Releases Firefox 11, Fixes Pwn2Own Bug

Mozilla has released Firefox 11 and acknowledged that the security vulnerability that a pair of researchers used in the Pwn2Own contest last week was one that the company already was aware of and working on repairing. The bug that researchers Willem Pinckaers and Vincenzo Iozzo used to compromise...

Microsoft Fixes Critical RDP Vulnerability with March Patch Tuesday

Microsoft rolled out six patches addressing seven vulnerabilities on Tuesday, including a critical hole in Windows’ Remote Desktop Protocol RDP – the same component exploited by the Morto worm in August. The March edition of their monthly Patch Tuesday release included a critical bulletin MS12-02...

Microsoft Fixes Critical IE, Windows Bugs with February Patch Tuesday

Microsoft released nine security updates Tuesday, four critical; five important, fixing 21 different holes in various applications with its February patch release. The four critical fixes deal with vulnerabilities in the company’s Windows, Internet Explorer, .NET Framework and Silverlight program...

Microsoft Plans Nine Bulletins, Four Critical for February Patch Tuesday

Microsoft will issue nine security updates, four critical, for Patch Tuesday next week, fixing 21 different vulnerabilities in Windows, Internet Explorer, .NET, Silverlight and Office. Seven of the nine may lead to remote code execution, while the other two may lead to elevation of privilege,...

Microsoft Fixes BEAST SSL Bug in January Patch Tuesday

Microsoft on Tuesday patched the vulnerability in Windows that was exploited by the BEAST SSL attack tool developed by Juliano Rizzo and Thai Duong last year. The patch is one of several rated important that was issued by Microsoft in January’s Patch Tuesday release, and there also was a critical...

Next Microsoft Patch Tuesday include BEAST SSL fix

Next Microsoft Patch Tuesday include BEAST SSL fix Microsoft's first batch of patches for 2012 will include fixes for security vulnerabilities in the Windows operating system and Microsoft Developer Tools and Software. The patches will be released next Tuesday Jan 10, 2012 at approximately 1:00 P...

Microsoft to Issue Seven Bulletins, One Critical, on Patch Tuesday

Microsoft plans to issue seven security bulletins in the January Patch Tuesday release next week, fixing six vulnerabilities rated important and one rated critical. The bugs affect a variety of products, including Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7, Server 2003 and 2008 and Microsoft Developer Tools an...

Microsoft Patches Windows Flaw Exploited by Duqu

Microsoft on Tuesday released 13 security bulletins, including three for critical flaws in Windows Media and in the Windows kernel-mode drivers. The company had planned on releasing 14 bulletins in December’s Patch Tuesday shipment, but officials said that one of the planned fixes was causing a...

No Fix for Duqu Bug in November Microsoft Patches?

Microsoft plans on shipping four bulletins, of which only one is rated critical, in the November edition of Patch Tuesday. But it looks doubtful that the company will issue a fix for the vulnerability discovered this week being used by the Duqu installer. The patch is set for release on Tuesday,...

Microsoft to Ship 8 Bulletins in October

Microsoft is set to release eight bulletins in the October edition of Patch Tuesday. Two of the bulletins are rated as critical while the remaining six were given important ratings. The critically affected software includes Microsoft .NET Framework, Microsoft Silverlight, Microsoft Windows, and...

Microsoft Releases Five Bulletins For September Patch Tuesday

Microsoft on Tuesday released again the five security bulletins for its September Patch Tuesday. None of the fixes being released today is rated critical, with all five being rated important. Three of the bulletins fix flaws that could result in code execution. Microsoft also updated the security...

Microsoft Slip Up Spills September Bulletins Early

A rare mistake by Microsoft’s security team resulted in the company’s September software patches to be released to the public days early. Microsoft said on Thursday that it would issue five bulletins in the September edition of Patch Tuesday, September 14. In an unexpected move, however, the...

Patch Tuesday: Microsoft Releases 13 Bulletins, 2 Critical

Microsoft shipped 13 bulletins in the August edition of Patch Tuesday, including two critical fixes for the Internet Explorer Browser and for Windows DNS Server that the company warns could enable remote attacks. The scheduled monthly update includes a a cumulative security update for Internet...

Get Ready for Microsoft 13 updates for August Patch Tuesday

Get Ready for Microsoft 13 updates for August Patch Tuesday Microsoft has announced that it will release 13 bulletins to address 22 vulnerabilities in Windows, Office, Internet Explorer, .NET and Visual Studio on its next Patch Tuesday. Another "critical" bulletin affects Windows server operating...

Get Ready for Microsoft 13 updates for August Patch Tuesday

Get Ready for Microsoft 13 updates for August Patch Tuesday Microsoft has announced that it will release 13 bulletins to address 22 vulnerabilities in Windows, Office, Internet Explorer, .NET and Visual Studio on its next Patch Tuesday. Another "critical" bulletin affects Windows server operating...