Tuesday Fun With Microsoft

The new patches are here, the new patches are here!

Microsoft Patches 17 Bugs in December Patch Tuesday

Microsoft fixed 17 bugs in the Windows operating system, Microsoft Office, Windows Media Player and Internet Explorer. The fixes also cover a zero-day flaw exploited by the Duqu Trojan.

Microsoft released 13 security bulletins to fix 17 different vulnerabilities as part of its December Patch Tuesday update, according to the advisory released Dec. 8. Three bulletins were marked critical and the remaining 10 were rated important.

See also:
Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for December 2011
Merry Christmas! Microsoft Plans Massive Patch Tuesday to Close 2011
Last Patch Tuesday of 2011 Secures Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7
December 2011 Patch Tuesday sees 13 Microsoft bulletins, Duqu patch
Microsoft fixes 20 bugs in year’s last ‘Patch Tuesday’
Microsoft to patch three critical holes
Microsoft slims final patch Tuesday of 2011 to 13 patches from proposed 14
No BEAST fix from Microsoft in December patch batch
Microsoft fixes Duqu hole, but not BEAST problem
Microsoft scratches BEAST patch at last minute, but fixes Duqu bug
December Patch Tuesday Fixes Duqu Worm
‘Duqu’ zero-day Windows flaw patched this week
Microsoft: Duqu patched, bringing years total to 99 corrections

Well, it’s a good thing that Microsoft finally patched against the Duqu virus, better late than never, as they say. What are you waiting for? Start installing your gifts!

/at least you can’t say Microsoft didn’t get you anything for the Holidays

Do The Microsoft Patch Dance

The dance that never ends.

Microsoft Patch

Microsoft released 13 security bulletins, patching 22 vulnerabilities across its product line, including two critical updates affecting Internet Explorer and the Windows DNS Server.

While Microsoft issued fewer updates this month, August was still marked as a busy month for system administrators. Adobe Systems Inc., which issues fixes on a quarterly cycle, issued a critical security update late Tuesday, repairing seven flaws in its Shockwave Player, more than a dozen holes in its Flash Player and an error in its Flash Media Server.

Microsoft addressed seven vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer including two zero-day flaws. According to MS11-057, Microsoft said an attacker who successfully exploited any of the vulnerabilities could gain the same user rights as the local user. Microsoft said the most severe vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user views a specially crafted Web page using Internet Explorer

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Another noteworthy bulletin is MS11-065, which resolves a vulnerability in the Remote Desktop Protocol. Although the security bulletin is rated important for users of Windows Server 2003, Miller said Microsoft has seen attacks targeting the flaw in the wild. The flaw can be targeted if an attacker sends a malicious remote desktop protocol connection request to the victim’s computer which could cause the system to crash.

See also:
Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for August 2011
Microsoft Fixes IE, Windows DNS Server Flaws In Patch Tuesday Update
Microsoft Patches 22 Security Holes
Microsoft Security Patch Fixes 20-Year-Old Flaw
Microsoft fixes 22 security bugs
Microsoft’s August Patch Tuesday security update to tackle critical flaws in IE and Windows Server
Your Microsoft Patch Tuesday update for August 2011
Microsoft to Fix 22 Software Flaws in Its August Patch Tuesday Update
Hefty Microsoft August Patch Delivers 13 Security Fixes
IE, Windows server bugs likely to be exploited soon
Microsoft expecting exploits for critical IE vulnerabilities
Microsoft Update

Get busy downloading.

/so, until the next Patch Tuesday . . .

New Year, More Patches

Same as it ever was, what fun would Tuesdays be without Microsoft issuing software patches?

Microsoft Fixes Windows Security Vulnerabilities in Light Patch Tuesday

Microsoft issued two security bulletins to fix three Windows vulnerabilities, getting Patch Tuesday off to a slow start in 2011.

Only one of the bulletins is rated “critical.” That bulletin, MS11-002, covers two vulnerabilities affecting Microsoft Data Access Components. The first of the bugs exists in the way MDAC (Microsoft Data Access Components) validates third-party API usage. The second is due to the way MDAC validates memory allocation. According to Microsoft, both vulnerabilities could be exploited via a specially crafted Web page to allow an attacker to remotely execute code.

See also:
Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for January 2011
It’s Microsoft Patch Tuesday: January 2011
Microsoft Patches 3 Windows Vulnerabilities
Microsoft patches critical Windows drive-by bug
Patch Tuesday: Microsoft plugs ‘drive-by download’ security holes
Microsoft’s January Patch Tuesday: 3 fixes but 5 holes unpatched
Two bulletins from Microsoft on its first Patch Tuesday of 2011 but Internet Explorer zero-day remains uncovered
Microsoft ‘Patch Tuesday’ Doesn’t Address Problem
Microsoft Patch Tuesday Update – 11th January 2011
Microsoft Patch Tuesday Hits One Critical Bug
Windows Update

And, once again, Microsoft patches some holes but leaves others uncovered.

/so, I guess we’ll be doing this again in the near future

Just Another Jumbo Sized, Incomplete Microsoft Patch Tuesday

Microsoft should just hire some of these hackers to code their software in the first place so they wouldn’t have to try and fix it every few weeks. It’d be cheaper and less of a hassle for everyone involved. Here’s the latest futile attempt at patching Windows.

Microsoft Patch Tuesday Bulletins Fix 11 Vulnerabilities

Microsoft has released nine security bulletins as part of its Patch Tuesday software update scheme.

The nine bulletins fix 11 security vulnerabilities found on Microsoft software.

According to the advisory, four security bulletins were marked as critical, out which, MS10-061 and MS10-062 ran the greatest risk of being exploited in the wild.

MS10-061 addressed a vulnerability in the Printer Spooler service, which could allow remote code execution from a malicious print request, tech news site eWeek reports.

The other critical vulnerability most likely to be exploited in the wild, MS10-062, could allow remote code execution by exploiting a vulnerability found in the way in which MPEG-4 codec dealt with media files.

See also:
Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for September 2010
Microsoft Patch Tuesday for September 2010: nine bulletins
It’s Microsoft Patch Tuesday: September 2010
Large Patch Tuesday from Microsoft this month
Microsoft Patch Tuesday includes protection against Stuxnet worm
Patch Tuesday Fixes Another Stuxnet Vulnerability
Microsoft overlooks four Stuxnet zero-day bugs in Patch Tuesday
Microsoft Patch Tuesday halts two live attacks but offers no help for others
Microsoft Windows Update

Well, what are you waiting for? Get on with it, those updates aren’t going to install themselves!

/so, until the next Patch Tuesday . . .