Microsoft sets record with monster Windows, IE, Office update
Computerworld – Microsoft today issued 10 security updates that patched a record 31 vulnerabilities in Windows, Internet Explorer (IE), Excel, Word, Windows Search and other programs, including 18 bugs marked “critical.”
Of the 10 bulletins, six patched some part of Windows, while three patched an Office application or component, and one fixed a flaw in IE. Eighteen of the 31 bugs were ranked critical, Microsoft’s most serious ranking in its four-step score, while 11 were tagged as “important,” the next-lowest label, and two were judged “moderate.”
The total bug count was the most patched by Microsoft in a single month since the company began regularly-scheduled updates in 2003. The previous record of 26 vulnerabilities patched occurred in both August 2008 and August 2006.
Originally posted 2009-06-10 21:56:49. Republished by Old Post Promoter
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