Microsoft starts '08 by patching 3 bugs
478958
Microsoft Corp. today released just two security updates that patch three vulnerabilities in Windows, with just one of the three flaws rated critical.
664507
(InfoWorld) - Microsoft will release five sets of security patches next Tuesday, including a critical update for users of Windows 2000,Â the company saidÂ Thursday. With the remaining four security updates rated as "important" by Microsoft, this latest round of patches appears to be less worrisome than the August updates. Last month,Â Microsoft released nine updates, six of which were rated critical. Microsoft rates its bug fixes as critical when attackers can exploit the flaws without requiring any user action. Also set to be patched this month are Visual Studio, Windows Services for Unix, SharePoint Services, and the Windows Live and MSN Messenger software. Microsoft releases its security patches on the second Tuesday of each month, generally around 11 a.m., Pacific time. With this latest rounds of patches, Microsoft will have released 55 updates in 2007, the same number it had released by September of last year.
360314
Windows XP and Windows Vista systems can be exploited if they haven't been updated with Redmond's first patch of 2008, says security firm.
172483
Microsoft issued 11 security bulletins on Patch Tuesday covering a total of 17 vulnerabilities, 10 of them critical. The 11 patches address the Windows operating system, the Internet Explorer Web browser, Microsoft Office and other programs.
55054
Microsoft issues fixes for more than 20 holes in its software in its February security update.
203799
Microsoft Corp. today released a dozen software patches to cover 16 security flaws -- half of which it deemed "critical" -- in all versions of the Windows operating system and a broad range of popular Microsoft applications such as its Internet chat and media player products.
196418
Using the Visual Studio 2008 development platform with SQL Server 2008 will require a patch.
628396
Microsoft plans to release three security updates for Windows and Office next Tuesday. One of these is rated critical.
671641
Microsoft released a &quot;cumulative security update&quot; for Internet Explorer (MS04-38) that plugs eight holes in the popular browser, as well as six other unique patches for vulnerabilities that the company rated as critical.
6705
OCTOBER 12, 2004  - Microsoft Corp.&#39;s monthly patch release cycle may be making it more predictable for users to deploy software updates, but there appears to be little letup in the number of holes being discovered in the company&#39;s software
234083
.NET patch trips up systems Early reports are suggesting problems after users apply one of the six patches issued by Microsoft on Tuesday.â¦
688308
Oracle plans to fix dozens of flaws in its software products next Tuesday, including critical bugs in the company&#39;s database, e-business suite, and application server.In its first security update of 2008, Oracle will ship 27 security fixes, some of which will affect several products. Oracle outlined some details of the upcoming patches in a pre-release announcement posted to the company&#39;s Web site Thursday afternoon.Oracle releases security patches every three months, a process known as the Critical Patch Update (CPU). January&#39;s bug-fix total is low by Oracle&#39;s standards. In October, the company&#160;patched 51 vulnerabilities.As usual, the company&#39;s database will be a major focus of the CPU. Oracle plans to ship eight security fixes for the Oracle Database, addressing bugs in the software&#39;s advanced queuing, core RDBMS (relational database management system), Oracle Agent, Oracle Spatial, and XML (Extensible Markup Language) database software.None of the database vulnerabilities can be exploited over a network without the attacker first obtaining a username and password for the database.Oracle&#39;s next most-patched product will be the E-Business Suite, which will receive seven updates, three of which are for bugs that can be remotely exploited by attackers who do not have usernames or passwords for the system.The Oracle Application Server will get six bug-fixes, addressing flaws in components such as the product&#39;s BPEL (Business Process Execution Language), Worklist Application, Oracle Forms, and Oracle Internet Directory software.Finally, Oracle is planning four updates for its PeopleSoft and JD Edwards products, as well as one fix each for Oracle Enterprise Manager and the Oracle Collaboration Suite.
329764
Microsoft Corp. issued six  "critical" security patches on Tuesday to fix flaws in its  software products that the company warned could allow attackers  to take control of a user's computer.
346404
Perhaps the third time will be the charm for Microsoft's troubled MS06-042 update, which the company was forced to re-re-release on Tuesday.
576621
Microsoft Corp. put out three software patches Tuesday that fix problems carrying a "critical" rating, the company's highest threat level.
78946
Microsoft released 11 security updates Tuesday to&#160;fix critical flaws in its products, including a publicly known ActiveX bug that affects users of the Visual FoxPro database.In total, 17 individual software flaws were patched in the updates. Microsoft rates six updates as critical, meaning they should be installed as soon as possible, while the remaining five updates are considered &quot;important.&quot; Last month was an easier month on IT administrators, when Microsoft released just two updates.Microsoft surprised some by releasing one&#160;fewer update than expected. Last Thursday, the software vendor had said that it was&#160;readying a fix&#160;for critical VBScript and JScript flaws in Windows 2000, XP, and Windows Server 2003. That update wasn&#39;t included in this week&#39;s patches, but on Tuesday, Microsoft wouldn&#39;t confirm that it had actually dropped the update because &quot;this could put customers at risk,&quot; according a spokeswoman for the company&#39;s public relations agency.Security experts said Tuesday that the MS08-010 update, which fixes four bugs in Internet Explorer, should take top priority this week. &quot;There are four vulnerabilities within that particular patch and all of them are remote-code executable,&quot; said Jonathan Bitle, director of technical account management with Qualys.&quot;The way we&#39;re looking at it, our prioritization would put MS08-010 at the top, followed by MS08-007,&quot; said Don Leatham, director of solutions and strategy with Lumension Security.MS08-010 fixes a publicly disclosed ActiveX bug that affects Visual FoxPro users. Although hackers have already posted code showing how to exploit this vulnerability, the buggy ActiveX control is not included in Internet Explorer 7&#39;s default list of controls, so the flaw should not affect most users.The MS08-007 update fixes a critical flaw in the Windows XP and Vista WebDAV redirector software. WebDAV is a Web-based document sharing protocol. The flaw is rated important for Windows Server 2003 users.Microsoft&#39;s Office products are also a major source of patches this month. Tuesday&#39;s updates include critical fixes for Microsoft Word, Office Publisher, and Office itself. There is also a critical update for Windows&#39; Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) Automation software. The remaining updates, rated important, are for Active Directory, the Vista TCP/IP stack, the Microsoft Works file converter, and two bugs in the Internet Information Services (IIS) Web server.The Patch Tuesday updates show that client-side bugs continue to be a much higher risk than server-side vulnerabilities, said Andrew Storms, director of security operations with nCircle. &quot;One would have assumed that the IIS and Active Directory vulnerabilities would have been the most serious because they stand at the core of an enterprise and provide more critical services,&quot; he said via instant message. &quot;But with this month&#39;s patches, the hacker&#39;s best bet is to take advantage of the client-side attacks.&quot;
751715
As expected, Microsoft has pushed out patches for four vulnerabilities in Windows, Visual Studio and the MSN and Windows Live Messenger software.