TrafficProducer
02-10-2010, 04:10 AM
Microsoft issues patches for 26 flaws... (Is this a record?)
Microsoft has posted the February edition of its monthly security updates.
The latest release includes 13 bulletins which address a total of 26 vulnerabilities. Five of the vulnerabilities address flaws which, if exploited, could allow an attacker to remotely execute code on a targeted system.
The five critical fixes include patches for flaws in the Windows SMB client as well as the Windows Shell and TCP/IP components. Other critical fixes include an ActiveX killbit update and a fix for a flaw in the DirectShow component.
Though the severity of each bulletin varies by Windows version, the update includes one or mote critical fix for Windows XP, Server 2003, Vista, Server 2008 and Windows 7.
Also included in the February update are seven bulletins rated "important." Those bulletins include fixes for flaws in both Windows and Office which, if exploited, could cause elevation of privilege, denial of service and remote code execution attacks.
The thirteenth bulletin addresses a remote code execution flaw in Microsoft Paint for Windows XP and Server 2003. That bulletin has been rated as "moderate " in severity.
Microsoft has posted the February edition of its monthly security updates.
The latest release includes 13 bulletins which address a total of 26 vulnerabilities. Five of the vulnerabilities address flaws which, if exploited, could allow an attacker to remotely execute code on a targeted system.
The five critical fixes include patches for flaws in the Windows SMB client as well as the Windows Shell and TCP/IP components. Other critical fixes include an ActiveX killbit update and a fix for a flaw in the DirectShow component.
Though the severity of each bulletin varies by Windows version, the update includes one or mote critical fix for Windows XP, Server 2003, Vista, Server 2008 and Windows 7.
Also included in the February update are seven bulletins rated "important." Those bulletins include fixes for flaws in both Windows and Office which, if exploited, could cause elevation of privilege, denial of service and remote code execution attacks.
The thirteenth bulletin addresses a remote code execution flaw in Microsoft Paint for Windows XP and Server 2003. That bulletin has been rated as "moderate " in severity.