Microsoft released 11 security updates to patch 17 vulnerabilities on Tuesday, by far its largest release in a year. There were five critical and six important updates, the two highest levels issued by the software company. The patches cover a wide range of Microsoft products from Word, Publisher and the Office suite down to Microsoft Works, its Web server applications and Vista’s implementation on the desktop. The updates come less than a month after vendors such as Skype, Adobe Systems and Apple issued a series of patches.
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Busy Patch Tuesday Piles Work on Sysadmins
Posted by: Brad King February 13, 2008 01:22 PMMicrosoft released 11 security updates to patch 17 vulnerabilities on Tuesday, by far its largest release in a year. There were five critical and six important updates, the two highest levels issued by the software company. The patches cover a wide range of Microsoft products from Word, Publisher and the Office suite down to Microsoft Works, its Web server applications and Vista’s implementation on the desktop. The updates come less than a month after vendors such as Skype, Adobe Systems and Apple issued a series of patches.