Microsoft Delivers Critical Patches
Microsoft released its latest batch of patches yesterday, including critical patches for Excel, Internet Explorer, and Windows Media Player. The patches fix the newest security holes found in the programs. Another patch addresses a security issue found in Windows Gadgets, a popular feature in Windows Vista. Here’s their summary:
“This important security update resolves two privately reported vulnerabilities in addition to other vulnerabilities identified during the course of the investigation. These vulnerabilities could allow an anonymous remote attacker to run code with the privileges of the logged on user. If a user subscribed to a malicious RSS feed in the Feed Headlines Gadget or added a malicious contacts file in the Contacts Gadget or a user clicked on a malicious link in the Weather Gadget an attacker could potentially run code on the system. In all attack vectors, users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.”
Today’s batch of patches and fixes is the largest since February. You can get them here.
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