Microsoft has released seven patches for several of its applications, including Outlook Express and Windows services. Two of the patches are rated “critical”: a vulnerability in script error handling and a vulnerability in Windows Media Player. “It is significant because we are seeing more hackers use these vulnerabilities for attacks,” Oliver Friedrichs, director, Symantec Security Response, told TechNewsWorld. The patch release also addresses the increase in exploitation of zero-day vulnerabilities.
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Microsoft Patch Reflects Continuing IE Vulnerability
Posted by: Erika Morphy December 13, 2006 10:09 AMMicrosoft has released seven patches for several of its applications, including Outlook Express and Windows services. Two of the patches are rated “critical”: a vulnerability in script error handling and a vulnerability in Windows Media Player. “It is significant because we are seeing more hackers use these vulnerabilities for attacks,” Oliver Friedrichs, director, Symantec Security Response, told TechNewsWorld. The patch release also addresses the increase in exploitation of zero-day vulnerabilities.