Patch Tuesday

Posted by Eric Jacksch on Aug 9, 2011 in News, Security | 0 comments

Microsoft issued 13 security bulletins that address 22 vulnerabilities. Out of these vulnerabilities, three are rated critical by Microsoft.

“The DNS vulnerability could result in a complete system compromise,” said Joshua Talbot, security intelligence manager, Symantec Security Response. “Because no user interaction is needed, a vulnerable service simply needs to be up and running for the vulnerability to be exploited.”

“Internet Explorer is affected by two critical vulnerabilities being patched, both of which can be exploited by a drive-by download,” Talbot added. “The fact that vulnerabilities such as these continue to be so common is one reason why web-based attacks are so prevalent. There is a very large attack surface.”

“We haven’t seen nearly this many low profile patches – ones that primarily result in information-disclosure or cause denial-of-service conditions – in quite some time,” Talbot concluded. “Half of all the vulnerabilities patched this month are of that type, which is rare.”