Microsoft will issue 10 fixes for its Windows operating
system and other programs next Tuesday, as part of its monthly
security patching cycle.
Seven fixes will be issued for the Windows OS, with at least one
of these described by Microsoft as “critical”.
In addition, the Exchange e-mail server will get one fix, rated
“important” by the company, and two “moderate” threats will be
addressed in the Windows Services for Unix, ISA Server and Small
Business Server products.
Windows Services for Unix provides tools to integrate Windows
with Unix and Linux environments, and ISA Server is a firewall and
Web caching solution.
A “critical” rating by Microsoft is usually applied to a
security threat that requires no action by a user to be exploited
by an attacker, and can mean a system can be potentially taken
over.
Microsoft will also release an updated version of its Windows
Malicious Software Removal Tool next Tuesday. This free on-line
tool detects and removes known malicious code already placed on
computers.
