Bluetooth and IE to get patched next week
Microsoft is set to issue seven security patches, including critical fixes for DirectX, Internet Explorer and Bluetooth wireless software for Windows.
The updates are due Tuesday, the day Microsoft had previously scheduled to release its security patches. Fixes are also planned for Active Directory, the Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) and the Pragmatic General Multicast (PGM) protocol, used by Windows to stream media to many recipients. These updates are all rated "important."
A seventh update, rated "moderate," is listed as a "Kill Bit" update for Windows. This type of patch will disable code that is known to have a security bug.
"The Kill Bit will more than likely be for a third-party application," said Andrew Storms, director of security operations with security vendor nCircle.
Lately, Microsoft's security group has had to pay more attention to software that runs on top of Windows, as attackers have increasingly looked to products like QuickTime, Adobe's Flash and other media players when devising their attacks.
Last week, Microsoft warned that a a widely publicised flaw in Apple's Safari browser could be combined with another Microsoft bug to let attackers run unauthorised software on a victim's PC.
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08-06-2008, 09:59 AM
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