5 more ‘critical’ MS fixes due
p2pnet.net news:- Still trying to shrug off an avalanche of bad PR following news that they’d waited until this month to fix a critical animated cursor security hole they’d known about since last December, Bill and the Boyz now say five additional ‘highly critical’ fixes for holes in Windows and the Microsoft Content Management Server are slated for next Tuesday.
But, “Missing from the April 10 patch batch is a fix for a flaw in Word 2000 and 2002 that Microsoft acknowledged Feb. 14,” says Computerworld, going on:
“The vulnerability, which SANS calls critical and Danish bug tracker Secunia has pegged as extremely critical, its highest ranking, has been exploited by attackers for more than two months.
“If Microsoft issues all five updates as expected, users will have faced 22 bulletins in the first four months of the year and at least 42 patches; at least half of those will have been marked critical.”
During the first four months of 2006, Microsoft issued 17 updates with 31 patches, says the story.
Microsoft says on April 10 it’ll release:
Four Microsoft Security Bulletins affecting Microsoft Windows. The highest Maximum Severity rating for these is Critical. These updates will be detectable using the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer. These updates will require a restart.
One Microsoft Security Bulletin affecting Microsoft Content Management Server. The highest Maximum Severity rating for these is Critical. These updates will be detectable using the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer. These updates may require a restart.
An updated version of the Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool on Windows Update, Microsoft Update, Windows Server Update Services and the Download Center. Note that this tool will NOT be distributed using Software Update Services (SUS).
2 NON-SECURITY High-Priority Updates for Windows on Windows Update (WU) and Software Update Services (SUS).
4 NON-SECURITY High-Priority Updates on Microsoft Update (MU) and Windows Server Update Services (WSUS).
“Although we do not anticipate any changes, the number of bulletins, products affected, restart information and severities are subject to change until released,” says the company, adding:
“Microsoft will host a webcast next week to address customer questions on these bulletins.”
Also See:
animated cursor – Microsoft cursor bug found, April 3, 2007
Computerworld – Microsoft to fix at least five flaws next week, April 5, 2007
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