IDNetters Forums

Technical News & Discussion => Windows News & Discussion => Topic started by: DorsetBoy on Feb 04, 2011, 12:03:16

Title: Zero-day update duo to star in upcoming Patch Tuesday update
Post by: DorsetBoy on Feb 04, 2011, 12:03:16
http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2011/02/04/ms_feb_patch_tuesday_pre_alert/

(But MHTML fix remains MIA )


QuoteMicrosoft plans to release a dozen bulletins on Tuesday – three of which address critical flaws.

The February Patch Tuesday batch includes a fix for a critical Windows thumbnail preview flaw as well as patching an equally serious flaw in how Internet Explorer handles Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). Each of these zero-day vulnerabilities has been exploited in limited hacking attacks......(more)
Title: Re: Zero-day update duo to star in upcoming Patch Tuesday update
Post by: Rik on Feb 04, 2011, 12:04:58
I knew last month was too good to be true. :)
Title: Re: Zero-day update duo to star in upcoming Patch Tuesday update
Post by: DorsetBoy on Feb 04, 2011, 12:31:38
http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2024285/microsoft-finally-fix-internet-explorer-flaw

QuoteMicrosoft will finally fix an Internet Explorer flaw from last year
Three critical patches
By Asavin Wattanajantra
Fri Feb 04 2011, 12:13

SOFTWARE PATCH CODER Microsoft will fix 22 vulnerabilities in next week's Patch Tuesday security fixes, although not the Windows Internet Explorer zero-day vulnerability that was discovered recently.
Title: Re: Zero-day update duo to star in upcoming Patch Tuesday update
Post by: Glenn on Feb 04, 2011, 12:32:01
My W7 laptop installed a MS update this week, I didn't look to see what it was for.
Title: Re: Zero-day update duo to star in upcoming Patch Tuesday update
Post by: DorsetBoy on Feb 04, 2011, 12:37:34
Quote from: Glenn on Feb 04, 2011, 12:32:01
My W7 laptop installed a MS update this week, I didn't look to see what it was for.

Brave man  :red: I never let anything install without finding out what it is first. I have seen no M$ updates this week on anything here.
Title: Re: Zero-day update duo to star in upcoming Patch Tuesday update
Post by: Glenn on Feb 04, 2011, 12:42:13
It's all backed up EVERY night by my WHS machine, so it would only take a couple of hours to get back to how it was that morning.
Title: Re: Zero-day update duo to star in upcoming Patch Tuesday update
Post by: esh on Feb 04, 2011, 17:01:29
I've also found Win7 rollback to work flawlessly.