(October 13 & 14, 2009)
Microsoft released a record 13 security bulletins on Tuesday, October
13. The bulletins address a total of 34 vulnerabilities, including a
flaw in the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) service in Internet Information
Services (IIS) and a trio of Server Message Block (SMB) flaws. Exploit
code for one of the SMBv2 flaws was posted to the Internet before the
fix was released. The release includes fixes for all supported versions
of Windows. Two of the critical patches address flaws in Windows 7; the
official release date for the new operating system is October 22, but
it has been available to certain entities since this summer.
ISC:
http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=7345
http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-10374134-245.html
http://www.h-online.com/news/item/Mi...ed-828128.html
http://www.scmagazineus.com/Microsof...rticle/152214/
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/10...sday_oct_2009/
http://www.computerworld.com/s/artic...e=rss_security
http://www.computerworld.com/s/artic...ixes_34_flaws?
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33310782...ence-security/
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sec.../ms09-oct.mspx
Editor's Note (Schultz): Interestingly, over the six years since the
first "Patch Tuesday," Microsoft has released nearly 400 bulletins that
have described nearly 750 vulnerabilities, over half of which have been
labeled "critical." See blog.emagined.com for a full commentary. ]
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