Following on from the critical Windows security patch
issued overnight, Microsoft has said it intends to release two
further critical patches next week.
Next week’s patches will fix a number of flaws in Windows, the
Microsoft Office collaboration suite and the company’s Exchange
e-mail server platform.
Microsoft issued a patch late yesterday ahead of the usual
security patching cycle to fix a problem in the way Windows handles
Windows Meta File images on websites.
The flaw allowed remote attackers to effectively take over
users’ infected machines.
Next Tuesday’s (10 January) scheduled patching day will also
address critical flaws in Microsoft’s leading enterprise products –
one for Windows and one for both Office and Exchange.
