Microsoft has re-issued one of the critical security
patches it distributed earlier this month, after discovering it did
not fully protect all systems.
The company has re-issued security update MS06-061 to customers
using Windows 2000 Service Pack 4, which is an OS still widely used
in enterprises.
The original patch was issued to tackle critical holes in
Microsoft XML Core Services, which potentially allowed remote
attackers to take over users systems and execute arbitrary
code.
However, version 2.0 of the patch has now been re-issued after
the company discovered that it did not fully protect Windows 2000
SP4. Microsoft said, “The security update previously did not
correctly set the kill bit for Microsoft XML Parser 2.6.”
More information is available at:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-061.mspx
