Sunday August 17, 2008 07:44
Microsoft Adds ActiveX Fix For Monster Patch Release
Posted by BSchwarz as Security
Microsoft issued a cumulative fix with a new set of ActiveX Kill Bits, which it added to the long list of security bulletins for its Patch Tuesday security update released earlier this week.
The revised update for ActiveX follows a few days after Microsoft released a mammoth 11 security bulletins Tuesday, six of which repaired critical vulnerabilities in both Microsoft Office and Internet Explorer that could enable an attacker to execute malicious code remotely if exploited.
Altogether the critical patches fixed errors found in Windows Image Color Management System, ActiveX control, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Office filters and Internet Explorer.
Meanwhile, the ActiveX Kill Bit update affects numerous versions of Windows, including XP, Vista, Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008.
Source: ChannelWeb
Tags: ActiveX, malicious code, Microsoft, Patches, Security
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