If you follow the blog, you're surely aware that today's Microsoft Patch Day; and it's an especially important one. Though it doesn't set any records, Microsoft has released an update to fix a fairly significant, zero day Internet Explorer (IE) vulnerability, which many attackers have exploited in the wild for the past few weeks. If you can only apply one patch today, I … [Read more...]
Office Updates Fix SharePoint, Outlook, Word, and More
Severity: High Summary: These vulnerabilities affect: Microsoft Office related products, including SharePoint, Outlook, Word, Excel, Access, FrontPage and other components How an attacker exploits them: Varies. Typically by enticing users to open or interact with maliciously crafted Office documents Impact: Many. In the worst case, an attacker can gain complete control of … [Read more...]
Microsoft Black Tuesday: The Largest Patch Day of 2013 (So Far)
Today's Patch Day is the largest so far for 2013, with Microsoft releasing 13 security bulletins. While it doesn't break any records (that Patch Day was probably the 17 bulletin one in April 2011), it's still nothing to sneeze at. Here's today's patch break down. Microsoft's 13 bulletins fix around 47 security vulnerabilities affecting the following products: Internet … [Read more...]
Office Patches Mend Word, Visio, Publisher, and Lync
Severity: High Summary: These vulnerabilities affect: Microsoft Office related products, including Word, Visio, Publisher, and Lync How an attacker exploits them: Typically by enticing users to open or interact with maliciously crafted Office documents Impact: In the worst case, an attacker can gain complete control of your Windows computer What to do: Install the … [Read more...]
Office Patches Mend Word, Visio, Publisher, and Lync
Severity: High Summary: These vulnerabilities affect: Microsoft Office related products, including Word, Visio, Publisher, and Lync How an attacker exploits them: Typically by enticing users to open or interact with maliciously crafted Office documents Impact: In the worst case, an attacker can gain complete control of your Windows computer What to do: Install the … [Read more...]