Next "Patch Tuesday" to include 4 Critical Patches
By Daniel Fleshbourne, 05 September 2008 - 10:19 14 comments
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.
Comments (14)
deep1234 - 05 September 2008 - 11:12
Up till now I was wondering where is the updates. Thank you for the info.
cork1958 - 05 September 2008 - 12:03
I still wish they'd go back to issuing patches when ever they were needed/completed throughout the month.
thenonhacker - 05 September 2008 - 12:05
I really appreciate the transparency of Microsoft when it comes to security, not to mention their response time to address them. Can't get that from Apple, who even tries to hide their security flaws.
I would call Microsoft more "translucent" than transparent. But, yeah, I think they are much more up-front than Apple on stuff like this.
Andrew Lyle - 05 September 2008 - 13:15
So not really on the Windows side of things, but more of Microsoft Software issues.
lt8480 - 05 September 2008 - 16:43
Im just wondering if this really is front page news every month?
And realistically looking at "flaws fixed" is about the worst take on security... as to improve your statistics you dont have to do anything.
More interesting information would be:
1. critical vunerabilities unpatched at the start of the month
2. critical vunerabilities discovered in that month
3. critical vunerabilities fixed.
Cryton - 06 September 2008 - 11:05
I'm always thankful I get a headsup from Neowin about Microsoft's patch schedule.
HalcyonX12 - 05 September 2008 - 18:48
You can't compare months of fixes by how many patches are issued. This post mentions one patch that covers issues in 6 products, and who knows how many issues.
Who is comparing?
The fact that the upcoming patch contains several "critical" level patches means that it is good to get the word out and make sure people update.
Don't you?
goatsniffer - 05 September 2008 - 19:16
they really need to fix the DNS flaw patch. Uses 5000 or more system handles to hold ports open so they can't be spoofed, thats a crappy fix.
+Shadrack - 05 September 2008 - 22:18
Dang, just once I'd like to see one of these critical patches 'dramatically improve windows performance and boot time.' Oh well...maybe next month.
excalpius - 05 September 2008 - 23:09
Get out of the 20th century. The rest of us have very fast machines running really well thank you.
+Shadrack - 05 September 2008 - 23:19
Get with the 21st century. Everyone wants better performance no matter what hardware you currently own. And you are welcome.
excalpius - 06 September 2008 - 06:53
You should have made yourself more clear.
You whined about your windows performance and boot time, both of which are DRAMATICALLY improved under Vista with modern computers. So, I assumed you are still running an antiquated OS and/or antiquated technology, since you are apparently not seeing those results. :P
Here is what MS is doing about your issues.
http://www.guru3d.com/news/15-second-bootups-for-windows-7/