Seven updates, three critical in monthly security update.
Microsoft
has released its monthly ‘Patch Tuesday’ security bulletin, featuring seven updates of which three are marked ‘critical’ and cover flaws which could allow remote execution of code if exploited on vulnerable systems.
The critical issues are with
DirectX
,
Windows Media Format
and
Internet Explorer
, in which four separate vulnerabilities are fixed by a cumulative update. All could be used to gain system access if a malicious file or webpage is viewed on affected systems.
The less significant vulnerabilities, all rated ‘important’, affect
SMBv2
,
Message Queuing Service
, the
Macrovision
driver and the
Windows
kernel.
Users are advised to ensure all security updates are applied promptly to keep their systems as safe as possible. More details of the updates are at
Microsoft
here
.
Posted on 12 December 2007 by
Virus Bulletin
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