Thursday, November 13, 2008

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MS Patch Tuesday: Critical Windows, Office flaws fixed

  • Thursday, November 13, 2008
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  • Microsoft’s scheduled batch of patches for November fixes at least four documented vulnerabilities affecting Windows, Internet Explorer and Office users.

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    The updates apply to users running all supported versions of Windows (including Vista and Windows Server 2008) and most versions of Microsoft Office

    Details available here

    The first critical  update cover the risk of remote code execution attacks ,if a Windows user is simply tricked into browsing to a rigged Web page with Internet Explorer

    Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-069

    The second update  provides cover for a publicly disclosed vulnerability in Microsoft Server Message Block (SMB) Protocol. Exploit code for this flaw is currently available on the Internet.

    Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-068

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