Microsoft to offer four critical patches this month

by Steve Ragan - Sep 8 2008, 17:17

Microsoft is set to push four security patches tomorrow during its monthly edition of Patch Tuesday. The patches are all listed as "critical" with one of them addressing issues in Internet Explorer, SQL Server, .NET, and Visual Studio.

Microsoft to offer up four critical patches this month. (IMG:J.Anderson)

In its advanced notice bulletin for September, Microsoft's listing of patched software covers critical issues in Windows Media Player, SQL Server (2000 and 2005), and even a patch (listed as "important") for Microsoft’s security client Forefront -- if used on Windows 2000.Another common thread on the four patches is that each of them deals with remote code execution vulnerabilities. Again, the patch count is small, at least compared to last month when there were 11 patches.The kicker is the list of software; it’s like a breakdown of common IT products and services. Windows XP SP2 and SP3 are listed, along with Server 2003, Server 2008, and Vista with each set to be updated. Office XP, 2003, and 2007 are getting patches, while Visual FoxPro 9.0, Visual Studio .NET 2002 and 2003, and Visual Studio 2005 and 2008 are also all slated for fixes.Another milestone for this month’s patch cycle is that it will be the last before Microsoft rolls out a new feature that will offer advanced notice to security companies about upcoming patches. The Active Protections Program is designed to give anti-virus, intrusion prevention systems and network security vendors a heads-up about security fixes in advance of Patch Tuesday. This kicks off in October.As always, beyond a direct link, Windows Update and Microsoft Update will inform users should they require any of the four patches.

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David GerardSep 10th, 2008 - 12:32:34

I'm sure the Dark Security market has been kept fully informed by Microsoft Russia. tinyurl.com/56dvdt

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