XP SP3 and Vista SP1 Critical Security Patches
The latest Critical security patches for Windows XP Service Pack 3 and Windows Vista Service Pack 1 are available from Microsoft.
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13.8.2008 Microsoft Patches Critical Vista SP1 and XP SP3 Vulnerabilities
It's patching time yet again for Microsoft, as the software giant made available no less than eight security bulletins on December 9, 2008, designed to plug vulnerabilities in a range of products including Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and Windows XP Service Pack 3.
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10.12.2008 Vista SP2 and XP SP3 June 2009 Patches ISO Image Available
This month’s release addresses 31 total vulnerabilities with 15 rated as “1” on our Exploitability Index, meaning there is a high likelihood that reliable exploit code may be developed in the next 30 days,” stated Jerry Bryant, Sr. security program manager lead.
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12.6.2009 XP SP3 and Vista SP1: DirectX 9 and DirectX 10 Patches Updated
Two security bulletins, from December 2007 and from June 2008 respectively, affecting the DirectX components of a wide range of Windows operating systems including Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and Windows XP Service Pack 3, have been updated.
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17.7.2008 Two Unofficial IE Patches Block Attacks
eWeek reports that two well-respected Internet security companies (eEye and Determina) have released unofficial patches to correct the vulnerability being exploited to load spyware, bots and Trojan downloaders on Windows machines.
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29.3.2006 Third-party Microsoft patches could get new life
It has been nearly three years since Microsoft moved to a monthly patch release schedule as a way to rein in some of the chaos that had begun to engulf its vulnerability reporting and repair efforts.
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1.8.2006 Microsoft Patches 23 Vulnerabilities
As part of its monthly security update cycle, Microsoft on Tuesday released a dozen security bulletins. Nine of them are tagged critical, the company's highest severity rating. The alerts give details of 20 flaws in Windows and three in Office, all of which Microsoft has now fixed.
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9.8.2006 Microsoft pulls four planned patches
Microsoft has pulled four bulletins from its announced list of Patch Tuesday fixes, but did not specify why it was backpedaling on the security releases.
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6.1.2007 Microsoft to release four critical patches
Microsoft announced plans Thursday to issue four "critical" security bulletins next week that address vulnerabilities in its Windows Mail, Internet Explorer and Windows XP.
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8.6.2007 Microsoft preps four Office patches
Microsoft is planning at least four security updates next week in its Patch Tuesday release for March.
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11.3.2008 Microsoft to supply ALL patches to All users
It’s time for Microsoft’s policy of tying the availability of Windows Updates to Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) validation to end.
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2.4.2009 No Critical Patches for Vista SP2
Come June 9, 2009, Microsoft plans to release no less than 10 security bulletins for various supported releases of Internet Explorer, Windows client and server operating systems and the Office System.
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5.6.2009 6 patches for July patch Tuesday
Microsoft on Tuesday will issue six security bulletins for patch Tuesday reports PC Magazine.
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11.7.2009 September 2009 Security Patches
This month MS released five critical bulletins to address vulnerabilities in Windows and protect customers from two types of threats.
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9.9.2009 Microsoft Delays 11 Patches To Push One
The company has made delivering the patch for the vulnerability cited in security bulletin MS06-040 its highest security priority, letting other patches slide until later, a program manager confirms.
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16.8.2006 Microsoft Patches 28 Security Flaws
Microsoft scaled back its October patch event by one on Tuesday, electing to release ten patches. Five patches are intended for Windows, the highest rating of those being critical; four for Office, with the highest rating also being critical; and one moderate patch for the .NET framework.
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12.10.2006 Microsoft Patches Windows Cursor Flaw
As expected, Microsoft has released security update MS07-017, which patches a critical vulnerability in Windows Animated Cursor Handling. The company says it was working on the fix since December, and has posted it early due to reports of attacks.
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4.4.2007 Exploits Hot on the Heels of Microsoft's Patches
Exploit code for two of Tuesday's patches have been posted to mailing lists by researchers. Exploits appeared within hours for two of the bugs that Microsoft Corp. fixed Tuesday.
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14.6.2007 Critical MS Office Patches Coming
It is likely that this batch of patches will finally provide cover for well-known—and already exploited—vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel.
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7.3.2008 Four important Microsoft patches due Tuesday
Microsoft will release four security patches for its Windows, Exchange, and SQL products next Tuesday, all rated "important."
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4.7.2008 Next "Patch Tuesday" to include 4 Critical Patches
For this month’s “Patch Tuesday” (September 9th) Microsoft is planning to release 4 critical updates.
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5.9.2008 Incoming - Real and fake Win7 patches
Microsoft has made available a patch to a Windows 7 bug in the Release Candidate (RC) and is preparing to roll out some “fake” test patches to verify Windows 7’s automatic-updating abilities this week.
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13.5.2009 Microsoft patches Windows Live Signup Programme
Microsoft have patched a loophole in the Windows Live Signup program that allowed users to register any iteration of live..
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13.11.2006 Upcoming Microsoft patches focus on media formats
Microsoft will issue seven security updates next Tuesday, including critical sets of patches for Windows and Internet Explorer.
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7.12.2007 Microsoft to release 12 Security patches next Tuesday!
Bink is reporting that on Tuesday April 10, 2007 Microsoft plans to release the following updates as part of its Patch Tuesday cycle.
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7.2.2008 Microsoft patches critical Windows kernel flaw
Microsoft patched critical vulnerabilities in the Windows kernel that could be remotely exploited by an attacker to gain control of a computer. In all three bulletins patching eight Windows flaws were released Tuesday as part of Microsoft's monthly patching cycle.
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11.3.2009 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 Patch Tuesday: MS plans 5 Security Patches, 4 for Windows
Bink is reporting that on Tuesday April 10, 2007 Microsoft plans to release the following updates as part of its Patch Tuesday cycle.
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6.4.2007 Microsoft preps 133 patches for Windows DNS hole
Microsoft plans to have a fix for the recently disclosed Windows Domain Name System service flaw available by its May 8 patch day at the latest.
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23.4.2007 Critical Vista, IE 7 patches highlight MS security updates
This month’s batch of patches from Microsoft includes six bulletins covering at least 15 vulnerabilities, including several critical code execution holes in Windows Vista and Internet Explorer 7.
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13.6.2007Update to Safari browser contains 11 patches for Windows
Today's round of updates to Apple's Safari contains just four patches that affect the Mac OS X edition, but eleven for Windows Vista and XP, several
of which would forestall some very familiar sounding exploits...
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14.11.2008Fewer patches != safer OS
Urs P. Küderli: Does one OS having fewer security patches than another operating system mean that the OS with the fewer patches is the safest OS?
You know, Im not sold on that concept.
As we near the first anniversary of the consumer launch of Windows Vista well be seeing
pundits all over the media taking a look back at the Vistas first year. One aspect of Vista that some will undoubtedly be looking at is patches and
how many have been issued for Vista (in fact, my blogging colleague Ed Botts already done this). Many will interpret the fact that XP has had more
patches rated critical and important than Vista as an indication that Vista is safer than XP (in fact, this is the conclusion that Ed himself came
to).
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17.12.2007Microsoft Remedies 14 Flaws in Nine Patches
Microsoft fixed a total of 14
flaws across 9 patches on
Tuesday, with six of those
patches reaching critical
status. While the number of
patches is far from the
Redmond company's record,
this month could prove
difficult for administrators...
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15.08.2007Seven critical Windows patches next Tuesday, including to Media Player
Microsoft's regular pre-briefing on monthly security issues contained some dire news, including patches for a reportedly "Critical"
vulnerability affecting Windows Media Player for XP, Vista, and Windows Server 2008...
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09.08.2008Microsoft Investigates Blocked Patch Updates in XP
Microsoft officials say they are investigating reports that files the company deployed this summer prevent Windows XP users who run a built-in
"repair" function from installing as many as 80 of the company's latest security patches.
"We are aware of reports about
customers not being able to download some updates from Windows Update when using the latest version of the Windows Update client and after
reinstalling Windows XP system files from CD," a Microsoft spokesperson said Sept. 27. "We take this issue very seriously and are investigating the
root cause of this behavior and what options are available to address it."
The issue was brought to light by Scott Dunn, a
writer and associate editor with Windows Secrets Newsletter. According to Dunn, the problem is stealthy updates deployed by Microsoft in July and
August. The files prevent Windows XP users who utilize the repair function from installing recent patches...
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28.09.2007Exchange, Windows Fixes on Tap
Microsoft will issue three
patches as part of its monthly
Patch Tuesday next week, of
which at least two have been
rated "critical," the
company said. It is likely
that these patches would fix
various code execution flaws.
Two of the patches will be for
Windows, with another for
Exchange...
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05.05.2006Seven Patches Coming From Microsoft
Microsoft expects to release seven security patches with four "Critical" and three "Important" bulletins as part of its upcoming Patch Tuesday
release.
The critical patches affect Windows Server Service Packs for 2000 and 2003 versions as well as Internet Explorer,
versions 5 through 7 and Outlook Express for Windows 2000, 2003 and Windows XP.
The common thread of the four "critical"
patches is their remote code execution (RCE) implications, a risk consideration that has been pretty consistent over the last few patch release
announcements. Microsoft suggests using Baseline Security Analyzer to flesh out any potential bugs or problems.
Meanwhile, the
three "important" issues are more varied in nature, with two bulletins affecting almost all Windows OS and server versions, including multiple
service pack releases of Windows 2000 and 2003, XP and Vista. A third patch is related to Windows SharePoint Services.
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05.10.2007Microsoft releasing 4 security patches on Tuesday
Microsoft has posted a security bulletin advanced notice on their website, detailing 4 patches to be released on Tuesday, February the 10th,
addressing security issues within their Windows operating systems. The patches, targeted at Internet Explorer 7, Exchange, SQL and Visio, are rated
by Microsoft as critical (for the first two) and important (for the other two). These will cover a range of operating systems, including Windows 2000
SP4, Windows XP SP2/3, Windows Server 2003/2008 and Windows Vista SP1. Additionally, Microsoft has stated "Microsoft will release an updated version
of the Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool on Windows Update, Microsoft Update, Windows Server Update Services, and the Download
Center".
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06.02.2009Cisco Patches Router, Call
Manager Software
Patches address several
different security
vulnerabilities...
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20.01.200612 Patches Coming for Patch
Tuesday
Microsoft said Thursday that
it would release twelve
patches as part of its August
Patch Tuesday, with ten of
them intended for Windows and
two fixing issues in Microsoft
Office. Both groups of patches
are expected to have at least
one "critical" issue...
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04.08.2006Adobe patches Reader, Acrobat and Flash
On Tuesday, Adobe Systems Inc. issued patches for a five-month old vulnerability in Reader and Acrobat 8.1.2, and today, six critical patches were
released for Flash Player 9...
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06.11.2008Microsoft Urges Office 2003,
XP Users Upgrade!
There's no time like now to
get the latest service packs
and patches for Office 2003
and Office XP, according to
Microsoft. What's the hurry?
That pesky
patent-infringement case,
settled in the favor of a
Guatemalan developer last June
(to the tune of $8.9 million),
is what's behind the
Microsoft upgrade push.
Microsoft is planning to
appeal the patent-infringement
case, but in the meantime, it
is advising users to get the
patches installed ASAP.
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31.01.2006Cisco Patches Bug Unveiled at
Black Hat
Controversial talk at
hackers' conference described
vulnerability that has promted
several patches...
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04.11.2005Microsoft Issues 5 Critical Patches
November's Patch Tuesday has
brought with it five
"critical" patches
correcting 11 security
vulnerabilities, along with an
"important" fix for
two vulnerabilities related to
Novell's NetWare. Among the
list of patches is one for a
highly publicized flaw in
Microsoft's XML Core Services
component...
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15.11.2006Microsoft Patches 28 Security Flaws
Microsoft scaled back its
October patch event by one on
Tuesday, electing to release
ten patches. Five patches are
intended for Windows, the
highest rating of those being
critical; four for Office,
with the highest rating also
being critical; and one
moderate patch for the .NET
framework...
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11.10.2006Three critical patches on tap from Microsoft
Next Tuesday's regular monthly distribution of security patches will include three for DirectX, Windows Media, and Internet Explorer...
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07.12.20078 Critical Flaws Patched by
Microsoft
Microsoft has released its
super-sized Patch Tuesday,
heavy on "critical"
patches, with eight rated as
such. Four other patches
rounded out the list of
updates, with three patches
rated "important" and
one rated "moderate."..
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14.06.2006Bevy of critical Office fixes headline February patches
Microsoft plans to issue twelve patches next Tuesday, five of which deal with issues in its Office productivity suite...
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09.02.200810 Windows, 2 Office Patches
Issued
Microsoft on Tuesday issued
twelve security bulletins,
including 7 "critical"
patches for Windows and 2
critical updates for Office.
Three other
"important" patches
were released for Windows. All
told, Microsoft fixed over 20
vulnerabilities in the two
products...
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09.08.2006Getting Older Games to Run on
Windows XP
Joel Durham describes how to
use the Program Compatibility
Wizard, search for
user-created fixes, find
product updates and patches,
and introduces a couple of
tools that can help improve
your gaming experience...
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