Microsoft releases 7 patches to fix critical problems

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Microsoft releases 7 patches to fix critical problems

12-14-2006, 10:28 AM,

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Microsoft releases 7 patches to fix critical problems

Quote:Microsoft released seven patches for several vulnerabilities, including two zero-day flaws in Windows Media Player and a hole in Visual Studio 2005. The update does not address the recent zero-day vulnerabilities in Microsoft Word, but does resolve problems found in IE Versions 5 and 6 (Service Pack 1) running on Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 systems...

The first patch addresses a number of vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer. "It is significant because we are seeing more hackers use these vulnerabilities for attacks," Oliver Friedrichs, director, Symantec Security Response, told TechNewsWorld. "Simply by visiting a malicious Web site, a user could conceivably become infected...

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