Microsoft has provided “important” updates for vulnerabilities in MSN Messenger, Windows Live Messenger and Windows Services for Unix 3.0 in its monthly Patch Tuesday release. Its most important fix — a critical vulnerability — is in its Windows Agent animation services. This is the agent that displays animated characters for internal use, such as the Microsoft Office “talking” paper clip. While the number of fixes is relatively small, the vulnerabilities leave enterprises open to trouble in surprising ways.
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Microsoft Light on Fixes This Patch Tuesday
Posted by: Erika Morphy September 12, 2007 01:46 PMMicrosoft has provided “important” updates for vulnerabilities in MSN Messenger, Windows Live Messenger and Windows Services for Unix 3.0 in its monthly Patch Tuesday release. Its most important fix — a critical vulnerability — is in its Windows Agent animation services. This is the agent that displays animated characters for internal use, such as the Microsoft Office “talking” paper clip. While the number of fixes is relatively small, the vulnerabilities leave enterprises open to trouble in surprising ways.