Patch For Critical Windows Vulnerability Coming

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Patch for critical Windows vulnerability coming

Posted by Elinor Mills

Microsoft will issue a patch on Tuesday for a critical vulnerability that could allow a hacker to gain control of a computer remotely, the company said in an alert on Thursday.

Microsoft also plans to host a Webcast at 11 a.m. PST as part of Patch Tuesday, which comes the second Tuesday of every month. There will be just one security update.

The critical vulnerability affects Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, Microsoft said.

The software maker will also release nonsecurity updates on Windows Update and Windows Server Update Services, as well as an updated version of the Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool.

http://news.cnet.com/8300-1009_3-83.html

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Microsoft to Kick off 2009 With Single Security Fix

Robert McMillan, IDG News Service

After being forced to rush out an emergency patch for its Internet Explorer browser last month, Microsoft plans to release just one security update in its first patch release of 2009.

The update will be a critical fix for server and desktop versions of Windows, Microsoft said Thursday. It fixes at least one bug that could allow attackers to install unauthorized software on a victim's computer.

Microsoft did not say which bugs it would be fixing with next week's updates, but the company has several to choose from.

In the past month, Microsoft has warned of flaws in its WordPad Text Converter and SQL Server database software

The researcher who disclosed the SQL Server flaw said recently that Microsoft has known about the issue since April, and had written a patch for it back in September.

Story here: http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/arti...curity_fix.html

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