Microsoft to patch critical Windows, Office flaws
Posted by Steven Parker on 05 October 2006 - 22:09 · 7 comments & 3622 views
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#1 Posted by mohan_168 on 05 Oct 2006 - 22:20
- Finally some action.
a question : will we be able to install 3rd party fixes in Vista ? Like if they cant get past the patchguard thing in vista, then we will have to rely on MS for a fix. ( correct if i am wrong )
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#2 Posted by StepASide on 05 Oct 2006 - 22:39
- I think trusted 3rd parties can help in patching..?
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#3 Posted by mr_da3m0n on 06 Oct 2006 - 00:17
- Black Tuesday will be fun at work. *sighs*
It will release six updates for the operating system and four for the office suite, according an advance notice sent out Thursday by the software giant. Some of the patches will be deemed "critical," the company's highest severity rating. The company also plans to send out a bulleting for Microsoft .Net that will be tagged moderate, it said.
The updates, part of Microsoft's regularly scheduled monthly patch cycle, come after sample attack code has surfaced for vulnerabilities in the Windows Shell component of the operating system. Those flaws could enable attackers to use a Web site to load malicious software onto systems.
The past few weeks have seen the arrival of third-party patches for the Windows Shell problem. The Zeroday Emergency Response Team, or ZERT, delivered its own fix, aiming to help people protect their PCs until Microsoft issued an official update. In addition, security company Determina provided an outside patch for the same issue.