Microsoft to issue eight bulletins on Patch Tuesday

On Thursday, Microsoft announced it will release eight security bulletins next week. The news is intended as a heads-up for IT departments in advance of Patch Tuesday.

Of the eight patches, five are considered "critical," and three are considered "important" by the software giant.

Among the critical patches, one will affect Microsoft Office, two will affect Windows, and two will affect the Internet Explorer browser. Of the important patches, Microsoft says one will affect Microsoft Office and two will affect Windows. The potential vulnerabilities include spoofing and remote code execution.

[The_happy_switcher]

another week another

50 critical patches. Winders is a tad broken, ain't she?

[catch23]

At least it is fewer then the 11 needed for Quicktime

alone. And there still is a Safari bug that can topple the machine in about 2 minutes...

[delf76]

at Least Microsoft is proactive

I will have to say Microsoft is good at being Proactive about fixing their bugs and security holes in their software nowadays. Plus, they do give IT departments a good heads up of what to expect before Patch Tuesday hits us.

[aintnorainbowdorothy]

Updates: Microsoft vs. Apple

Hmm. Let me see. Apple sends out a patch, actually a batch, of 81 upgrades, security patches and so on, in one 'gang' update. Seems to me that's more than Vista has had period. I own an Apple, like it for its graphics, but use Microsoft for everyday use. I don't have Quicktime or iTunes on my Desktop with Windows. I know the problems with both of them. Graphics use is fine, but I'll take Vista for everyday use.

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