Microsoft has posted their March Patch Day bulletins, which fix four vulnerabilities in Windows and Microsoft Groove. The most critical bulletin fixes two flaws in Windows' media handling components (DirectShow and the Windows Media player). You should install this update first. Microsoft also corrects an Important flaw in the Windows Remote Desktop Client, which I'd also … [Read more...]
Microsoft Black Tuesday: A dozen bulletins fix 22 vulnerabilities (but not the zero day MHTML flaw)
As expected, Microsoft posted their first big patch day of 2011 today (the last one was small). Unfortunately, the dozen security updates they released do not fix the unpatched MHTML flaw, which I mentioned in last week's early notification. Even so, the released updates fix many serious flaws. You should start upgrading as soon as you can. According to their Bulletin Summary … [Read more...]
Microsoft delivers a dozen security bulletins this month
Will one fix the latest windows zero day? Remember the good ol' days (last month), when Microsoft would only release a few bulletins on Patch Day. This month won't be like that. According to this month's advanced notification, Microsoft intends to release a dozen security bulletins next Tuesday, February 8th. Ten of the bulletins will fix security flaws in Windows (or … [Read more...]
