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  1. News

    More on DigiNotar Certificates, and September Bulletins

    In an effort to protect customers, last week we released Security Advisory 2607712 along with a non-security update to add fraudulent DigiNotar certificates to the Windows Untrusted Certificate Store. Today, we are releasing another update (2616676), adding six additional DigiNotar root...
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    MS11-037 - Important : Vulnerability in MHTML Could Allow Information Disclosure (2544893) - Version

    Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V1.0 (June 14, 2011): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves a publicly disclosed vulnerability in the MHTML protocol handler in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow information disclosure if a user...
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    MS11-025 - Important : Vulnerability in Microsoft Foundation Class (MFC) Library Could Allow Remote

    Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V4.0 (August 9, 2011): Added Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Service Pack 1 (KB2565057) and Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package Service Pack 1 (KB2565063) as Affected Software. See the update FAQ for details. Also corrected the...
  4. News

    MS11-066 - Important : Vulnerability in Microsoft Chart Control Could Allow Information Disclosure (

    Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V1.0 (August 9, 2011): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in ASP.NET Chart controls. The vulnerability could allow information disclosure if an attacker sent a specially...
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    Windows 7 Skype Disputes Severity of XSS Vulnerability

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    MS11-059 - Important: Vulnerability in Data Access Components Could Allow Remote Code Execution (256

    Severity Rating: Important - Revision Note: V1.0 (August 9, 2011): Bulletin published.Summary: This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user opens a legitimate Excel file (such as a .xlsx file)...
  7. News

    MS11-069 - Moderate: Vulnerability in .NET Framework Could Allow Information Disclosure (2567951) -

    Severity Rating: Moderate - Revision Note: V1.0 (August 9, 2011): Bulletin published.Summary: This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft .NET Framework. The vulnerability could allow information disclosure if a user views a specially crafted Web page using a...
  8. News

    MS11-064 - Important: Vulnerabilities in TCP/IP Stack Could Allow Denial of Service (2563894)

    Bulletin Severity Rating:Important - This security update resolves two privately reported vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerabilities could allow denial of service if an attacker sends a sequence of specially crafted Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) messages to a target...
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    MS11-055 - Important: Vulnerability in Microsoft Visio Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2560847) -

    Severity Rating: Important - Revision Note: V1.0 (July 12, 2011): Bulletin published.Summary: This security update resolves a publicly disclosed vulnerability in Microsoft Visio. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user opens a legitimate Visio file that is located in the...
  10. News

    MS11-702 - Moderate: Test MNP bulletin #2 (test0702)

    Bulletin Severity Rating:None - Test MNP bulletin #2 Link Removed due to 404 Error
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    MS11-701 - Low: Test MNP bulletin #1 (test0701)

    Bulletin Severity Rating:None - Test MNP bulletin #1 Link Removed due to 404 Error
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    MS11-703 - Important: Test MNP bulletin #3 (test0703)

    Bulletin Severity Rating:None - Test MNP bulletin #3 Link Removed due to 404 Error
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    MS11-702 - Moderate: Test MNP bulletin #2 (test0702) - Version:1.0

    Severity Rating: None - Revision Note: V1.0 (June 6, 2011): Bulletin published.Summary: Test MNP bulletin #2 Link Removed due to 404 Error
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    MS11-703 - Important: Test MNP bulletin #3 (test0703) - Version:1.0

    Severity Rating: None - Revision Note: V1.0 (June 6, 2011): Bulletin published.Summary: Test MNP bulletin #3 Link Removed due to 404 Error
  15. cybercore

    Fukushima vs Chernobyl

    Japanese authorities have raised the severity rating of the nuclear crisis at the damaged Fukushima Daiichi power plant to the highest level, seven. The decision reflects the ongoing release of radiation, rather than a sudden deterioration. Level seven previously only applied to the 1986...
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    What does 'safe' mean in a nuclear disaster?

    The news out of Japan has not been good this week. Officials there raised the severity rating of the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant to the highest level, while the plant continues to dump radiation into the air and water and radiation is found in milk and drinking water in...
  17. News

    MS11-023 - Important: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2489293

    Severity Rating: Important - Revision Note: V1.0 (April 12, 2011): Bulletin published.Summary: This security update resolves one publicly disclosed vulnerability and one privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Office. The vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user opens a...
  18. News

    MS11-025 - Important: Vulnerability in Microsoft Foundation Class (MFC) Library Could Allow Remote C

    Severity Rating: Important - Revision Note: V1.0 (April 12, 2011): Bulletin published.Summary: This security update resolves a publicly disclosed vulnerability in certain applications built using the Microsoft Foundation Class (MFC) Library. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if...
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    MS11-023 - Important: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2489293

    Bulletin Severity Rating:Important - This security update resolves one publicly disclosed vulnerability and one privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Office. The vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted Office file or if a user opens a...
  20. News

    Announcing the Microsoft Security Update Guide, Second Edition

    Hi all -- We're pleased to announce the release of the new Link Removed due to 404 Error. Fully revised and updated from the first edition, which was released in 2009, this edition focuses on best practices for prioritizing and testing security updates before deployment within your...
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