Microsoft Releases Out of Cycle Patch to Fix Critical Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Microsoft usually releases patches once a month, on a day called by the industry the “Patch Tuesday”.
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30.10.2008 MS: Another Patch for cursor patch
Stop 0x0000007F error when you try to print from computers that are running Windows XP or Windows 2000 and that have GDI security update 925902 installed
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20.4.2007 Microsoft patch can cause IE trouble
Microsoft's security update from Aug. 8 to Internet Explorer is causing browser trouble for some systems.
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16.8.2006 Microsoft Patch Tuesday heads-up
Microsoft plans to ship four security bulletins next Tuesday with patches for a range of serious security vulnerabilities affecting millions of Windows users.
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5.2.2009 Microsoft: Patch now or face attacks
Microsoft today shipped four bulletins with patches for at least 8 documented security vulnerabilities affecting Windows users and warned that “consistent exploit code could be easily crafted” to launch attacks via the Internet Explorer browser.
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10.2.2009 Microsoft Fixes Patch Day Glitch
Following reports by some customers of problems when implementing Redmond's latest set of patches, Microsoft has shipped an update to its Software Update Services 1.0 patch system. Once the new script is applied, the patches will no longer show up as "unapproved."
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23.12.2005 Microsoft Release WMF Vulnerability Patch
Despite previous indications that the Windows Meta File (WMF) security exploit patch will be released on January 10th, Microsoft have released an update via MS Update to fix the WMF issue.
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6.1.2006 Microsoft patch fails to install for some users
Microsoft Corp. has reported a problem with one of its security patches released yesterday that requires some users to take additional steps to ensure it installs properly.
The problem affected patch number MS06-007, which fixes a TCP/IP vulnerability in several versions of Windows that could allow a denial-of-service attack. Microsoft called the patch important but not critical, and said users should install it as soon as possible. It was one of several patches released yesterday (see "Microsoft issues seven security patches").
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16.2.2006 Microsoft investigating fake WinLogon patch
Microsoft is investigating an e-mail that appears to be a security warning from the software heavyweight which patches a vulnerability in the "WinLogon Service".
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29.5.2006 Microsoft July Security Patch Tools
The Extended Security Update Inventory Tool is used to detect security bulletins not covered by MBSA including MS04-028 ..
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13.7.2006 Microsoft fixes faulty security patch
Microsoft on Thursday issued a "hotfix" for a fault in a security patch designed to correct a flaw already being targeted by worms.
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20.8.2006 Microsoft takes a 'Patch Tuesday' break
Microsoft has no new security updates planned for Tuesday, despite at least five zero-day vulnerabilities that are waiting to be fixed.
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9.3.2007 Microsoft Security Patch Tuesday - May 2007
On Tuesday 8 May 2007 Microsoft is planning to release:
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3.5.2007 Microsoft to Users: Patch Virtual Earth
Microsoft is permitting end users of Virtual Earth that are not happy with the content offered via the service to introduce patches with imagery.
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1.8.2008 Beware: Fake Microsoft patch malware
“We received some questions from customers about an e-mail that’s circulating that claims to be a security e-mail from Microsoft.
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15.10.2008 Microsoft sets record for Patch Tuesday
Microsoft today released its largest ever batch of Patch Tuesday updates to fix a whopping 34 security holes in a wide range of widely deployed software products.
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13.10.2009 Microsoft Confirms WMF Vulnerability, Plans for Patch
Microsoft has issued a Security Advisory (912840) concerning the recent WMF vulnerability exploit. Microsoft also confirmed the REGSVR32 workaround as a viable solution to protect your PC until they have had time to fully research the vulnerability and issue a patch. The following is a quote from the Microsoft Security Advisory.
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30.12.2005 Users feel pain after latest Microsoft patch
Microsoft's latest security patch is causing issues for users of several HP products including cameras, scanners and printers.
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18.4.2006 Updates from the Microsoft Daylight Saving patch trenches
It's going to be a busy weekend for IT administrators still struggling to get their systems patched to handle the change to Daylight Saving Time (DST) on March 11.
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10.3.2007 Microsoft releases Patch Tuesday security updates
Microsoft has released its security patches for September, fixing known vulnerabilities in its MSN Messenger software and Unix services for Windows as well as a critical bug in Windows 2000.
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13.9.2007 Microsoft Patch Day preview: 7 bulletins, 3 critical
Microsoft issued seven security bulletins on Thursday with three deemed critical. The other four were rated “important.”
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6.12.2007 Microsoft Patch Tuesday Fixes 10 Vulnerabilities
As expected, yesterday Microsoft rolled out five "critical" and three "important" patches for Windows Server 2008, Vista, Office, Internet Explorer and other software as part of its regularly scheduled Patch Tuesday release.
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9.4.2008 Microsoft to release EMERGENCY patch for Windows today
Cheers Bink for the heads up that Microsoft has notified him that they will release an emergency security patch later today.
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23.10.2008 Microsoft to issue 6 bulletins for July patch Tuesday
Microsoft on Tuesday will issue six security bulletins for patch Tuesday reports PC Magazine.
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10.7.2009 Microsoft Patch Tuesday for November 2009: six bulletins
Microsoft will release six security bulletins this Tuesday. Three are rated as "Critical" and the other three are marked "Important."
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5.11.2009 Microsoft to Release WMF Vulnerability Patch on January 10th
A week after becoming aware of a severe vulnerability in the Windows Meta File (WMF) portion of Windows operating systems, Microsoft has announced that it will not rush its patch to release, but will instead test the patch with plans to release it on Tuesday, January 10th as a part of it's routine monthly security bulletins.
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3.1.2006 Microsoft February Patch Tuesday: 12 security patches
At this time no additional information on these bulletins such as details regarding severity or details regarding the vulnerability will be made available until 13 February 2007.
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10.2.2007 Microsoft Patch Tuesday Advance Notice June 08
Next Tuesday its ol' patch your Windows time again. This month there are 7 fixes due.
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6.6.2008 Tuesday Microsoft will release 2 Windows patches, 1 Exchange patch, some critical
Security Updates - One Microsoft Security Bulletin affecting Microsoft Exchange. The highest Maximum Severity rating for this is Critical. These updates may require a restart. These updates will be detectable using the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer.
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5.5.2006 Microsoft to push Windows Server 2003 SP2 via Automatic Updates on Patch Tuesday
On June 12, this month’s Patch Tuesday, Microsoft will be delivering more than its usual bundle of security fixes and patches for Windows, Office and other products. The company also will be starting to push Windows Server 2003 Service Pack (SP) 2 to customers via its Automatic Updates patching mechanism.
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10.6.2007Microsoft to issue out-of-cycle patch for the 'unknown exploit'
We're not even really sure if the reports of new exploits affecting Internet Explorer browsers are actually valid, but in case they are, Microsoft
will issue a patch that addresses the problem those exploits may be targeting...
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17.12.2008Redmond Mulls Emergency Patch
for IE Attacks
Microsoft Corp. is
working on a plan to release
an out-of-cycle patch to cover
a gaping hole in its dominant
Internet Explorer
browser.
S
ources say the MSRC (Microsoft
Security Response Center) is
aggressively aiming to release
the emergency IE fix ahead of
the December 13 Patch Tuesday
schedule.
Officiall
y, the company isn't
commenting on a timeline for
the IE patch. A Microsoft
spokeswoman said the creation
of security updates is "an
extensive process involving a
series of sequential
steps."
"There
are many factors that impact
the length of time between the
discovery of a vulnerability
and the release of a security
update, and every
vulnerability presents its own
unique challenges."..
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01.12.2005Microsoft preps emergency IE patch for Wednesday release
Microsoft Corp. announced today that it will issue an emergency patch tomorrow to quash a critical Internet Explorer bug that attackers have been
exploiting for more than a week. The advance warning came less than a week after Microsoft acknowledged that exploit code had gone public and was
being used by hackers to hijack Windows PCs running IE. Microsoft will deliver the out-of-cycle patch Wednesday at 1 p.m. Eastern time via its normal
update mechanisms, including Windows Update, Microsoft Update and Windows Server Update Services (WSUS). The update will be pegged "critical," the
most serious ranking in Microsoft's four-step scoring system.
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17.12.2008Patch to a patch of a Microsoft patch needs patching
In the latest incident of a now-chronic problem that has been bugging Microsoft all year, a recent security patch now causes IE6 to crash in Windows
XP...again...
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19.12.2007Adobe Adopts Monthly Patch
Cycle
Monthly security updates will
begin next year, cover
Macromedia products too...
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15.12.2005Microsoft Fixes Another August
Patch
Microsoft released a new
version of its patch intended
to fix a problem in Windows
Server service, saying the
original patch could cause
programs to fail if they
request more than one gigabyte
of contiguous memory...
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19.08.2006Patch Tuesday: And Then There Were Four
Microsoft dropped one patch from its Patch Tuesday lineup, instead only releasing four patches, one of which was critical...
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12.09.2007Six Fixes on Tap for Patch Tuesday
Microsoft is taking the
guesswork out of Patch Tuesday
by detailing the type and
severity of patches in its new
Advance Notification
bulletins. The first of these
is being used for July's
Patch Tuesday...
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06.07.2007MS preps critical Vista patch for Tuesday
Microsoft plans to issue two security patches next Tuesday, one of which earns the dreaded rating of critical, in this year's first edition of its
regular Patch Tuesday update cycle.
The critical update covers a flaw that allows the remote execution of malicious software on vulnerable
clients, including Windows Vista systems. The patch is also a critical update for Windows XP. The second update, rated as "important", covers an
unspecified privilege elevation flaw.
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04.01.2008Microsoft Fixes Patch Snafus
Microsoft on Monday resolved a
few problems surrounding last
week's Excel-laden Patch
Tuesday, most notably fixing a
problem that prevented a patch
from installing properly on
Windows Server 2003 SP1. The
company is encouraging
administrators to re-run
update checks...
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19.07.2006Microsoft Rushes Patch for VML
Exploit
A group of software engineers
with ZERT has issued what it
characterizes as an interim
patch for the VML exploit,
possibly closing the door to a
new series of Trojans. In so
doing, a new group resurrects
some old questions about
whether third parties should
be trusted to patch Microsoft
products...
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23.09.2006Microsoft to Patch its
Security Patch
In response to problems
experienced by some customers
after installing the MS06-015
security update last week,
Microsoft is planning to issue
a new patch that includes a
workaround for the
compatibility issues. Only
users who have not installed
MS06-015 and those having
trouble will receive the fix...
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21.04.2006Microsoft to Patch Critical
Office Flaw
This month's Patch Tuesday
will be a light one in
comparison with those before
it, with only three updates
due next week. However,
Microsoft's patch for Office
shouldn't be taken lightly;
its rating will be
"Critical," the
company said Thursday...
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08.09.2006Mozilla developers readying one more beta cycle for Firefox 3.1
Serious issues evidently remain with recent builds of the latest edition of Firefox, leading developers to propose a new Beta 3 cycle, but with the
aim of not delaying the new browser's final release...
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26.11.2008Third Party Offers Patch for
IE Hole
While Microsoft debates
whether to release a critical
update for Internet Explorer
before the next Patch Tuesday
on April 11, security firm
eEye Digital Security has
released its own patch. The
flaw, discovered last week,
puts IE users at risk of code
execution simply by visiting a
malicious Web site...
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28.03.2006No Microsoft Patches This
Month After All
Quality issue with patch
prompts 'Patch Tuesday'
cancellation...
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10.09.2005Microsoft Patch Problems
Some Windows 2000 users could
be unprotected even with
recent patch.
Windows users continue to experience problems with Microsoft's latest round of security patches. This time a problem with a critical patch relating to Microsoft's DirectShow streaming media software is leaving some Windows 2000 users unprotected, even after they've installed a patch...
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22.10.2005One critical patch for Vista en route
Maybe they are busy prepping for CES, but Microsoft only plans to issue two patches for the first Patch Tuesday of the new year...
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05.01.2008Microsoft Issues Three Critical Patches
Microsoft on Tuesday issued a
patch for an earlier
discovered flaw in Visual
Studio 2005, while yet another
cumulative patch for Internet
Explorer was released, as well
as one for a vulnerability
within the Windows Media
Format...
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13.12.2006Next "Patch Tuesday" to include 4 Critical Patches
For this month’s “Patch Tuesday” (September 9th) Microsoft is planning to release 4 critical updates. Being rated
“critical” means that the flaws allow remote code execution and is the highest rating Microsoft gives.
The first 2 patch fixes
vulnerabilities in Windows Media Player and Encoder.
The third patch covers windows, Internet Explorer, Net. Framework, Office, SQL Server
and Visual Studio
The fourth and final patch covers vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office.
September is a quieter month for
Microsoft. In contrast August saw 11 patches being issued.
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