Microsoft issues patches for three new Windows vulnerabilities

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Microsoft patches 18 vulnerabilities

Microsoft patches 18 vulnerabilities 04/13/2005 06:48 AM
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Microsoft Patches 12 Vulnerabilities -
SMB Bug "Definitely Serious"

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4 new Microsoft patches to close 20
vulnerabilities

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Microsoft Issues 3 Patches; IE Fix
Delayed

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FW: [Unpatched] 4 new Microsoft patches,
4 old updated, 24 vulnerabilities

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Microsoft issues seven security patches,
two critical

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Software updates released today by Microsoft include fixes for previously unknown flaws in the Windows OS, including critical holes in the Windows Task Manager and HTML help features.

Microsoft issues flood of critical
patches

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patches 04/13/2004 06:18 PM
Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday released a flood of information on new and previously disclosed holes in a wide range of software products, many of them rated "critical" and well-suited to use by malicious hackers or computer virus writers, according to one security expert.

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Vulnerabilities

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BindView RAZOR Team Issues RapidFire
Updates for Microsoft and Cisco
Vulnerabilities

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Updates for Microsoft and Cisco
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Microsoft To Provide IE Patches for
Windows XP Only

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MICROSOFT Patches New Windows Flaws

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“Microsoft released software updates for versions of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 and warned customers about a security vulnerability in a Windows component called IDirectPlay4, which is used to support multiplayer network games.The security hole, if successfully exploited, could allow a remote attacker to cause a Windows application using the affected component to fail, creating a denial of service attack.”Read more…

Microsoft release seven more Windows
patches

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Microsoft Patches More Windows Holes

Microsoft Patches More Windows Holes 04/13/2004 03:47 PM
Redmond releases four new collections of Windows fixes, three of which it has deemed critical.

Microsoft Releases Windows 98, Me
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Contrary to the view that Microsoft has totally abandoned anything older than Windows XP, they’ve released new patches for the old operating systems. It’s a welcome sign that they realize that whether or not the official support for Win 9x/ME has ended, the people still running them won’t be part of the security problem simply because their OS hasn’t been patched….

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UPDATE: Microsoft patches new Windows
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Microsoft Patches Buggy Windows SSL
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Workarounds issued for bugs found in a recently issued Windows security patch that could cause systems to freeze or lead to system usage overload.

Microsoft releases patches for Windows
flaws

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Microsoft releases critical patches for
Windows

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Microsoft Patches New Windows Flaws (PC
World)

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Microsoft releases new patches for
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Microsoft patches "critical" Windows
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Windows

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Microsoft Patches 'Critical' Windows
2000 Flaw

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Microsoft issues Windows alert

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Microsoft issues Windows warning

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Microsoft Issues First Patch for Windows
XP Service Pack 2 (NewsFactor)

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Secure-It™ Protects Against
Various Windows Vulnerabilities
Including some Not Patched by Microsoft

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Computer Security News Apr 5 2005 1:23PM GMT

Microsoft issues Windows Server 2003
update blocking tool

Microsoft issues Windows Server 2003
update blocking tool 06/22/2005 02:56 AM

Microsoft on Tuesday released a blocking tool for corporate users that will prevent the automatic download of the first service pack for Windows Server 2003.

Microsoft provided a similar blocking tool when Windows XP SP2 was released. The tool allowed companies to keep using Automatic Updates while they decided on if, how and when they would upgrade to XP SP2.

The new blocking tool, which works with a registry key, a script or a group policy setting in Active Directory, will prevent the automatic download of Windows Server 2003 SP1 through Microsoft’s online patch download services, Automatic Update, Windows Update or the newly launched Microsoft Update.

Those services automatically bring security and other patches down to the operating systems and installs them. During the release of XP SP2, Microsoft caused an uproar among users, especially those in the higher education community, when it decided to deliver the service pack through its automatic update services. Just months earlier, Microsoft had said it would not do that. Users were concerned because XP SP2 was not compatible with some desktop applications. No such similar concerns, however, surround Windows Server 2003 SP1.

But most corporate users do not have updates automatically installed on desktops and certainly not servers because it would not allow for proper testing before deployment. But during the XP SP2 fiasco, even Microsoft was surprised how many corporate users had activated Automatic Updates on their corporate desktops.

Most companies use Microsoft’s System Management Server, Windows Server Update Services or third-party patch management tools to control patch downloads and distribution.

“There are more people than you would expect with [auto updates] turned on at the server,” says Samm DiStasio, director of product management for the Windows Server division. “We are just trying to make sure the tool is available well in advance of us turning on automatic updates. But let’s be clear, this is a tool for blocking automatic updates. You can still install SP1 on their servers if you have the disk or you want to download the bits on your own.”

Windows Server 2003 SP1 was officially released on March 30, however, its availability over the Web is slated for July 26.

The new blocking tools, which will keep Windows Server 2003 SP1 off the automatic update cycle until March 30, 2006, has three components: a Microsoft signed executable, a script and an ADM template.

The executable creates a registry key with a switch that will block or unblock the download of the service pack while allowing all other patches and fixes to be downloaded. The key used is called HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate.

The script will do the same thing as the registry key, but Microsoft says it allows users to specify a block or unblock on a specific machine name.

Microsoft also issued a warning saying “the executable and script have been tested only as command-line tools and not in conjunction with other systems management tools or remote execution mechanisms.

The third option is the ADM template, which works in conjunction with Active Directory’s group policy technology. The template includes new group policy settings to block or unblock delivery of the service pack.

Microsoft also noted that Windows Server 2003 SP1 requires users to accept and initiate its installation so even if the service pack is automatically downloaded it must be explicitly accepted and installed by a server administrator.

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Vulnerabilities: Microsoft Windows Samba
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Oracle Patches Database Vulnerabilities

Oracle Patches Database Vulnerabilities 04/13/2005 10:56 PM
The second quarterly "patch day" from the database company brings protection for a range of products, including servers, PeopleSoft applications and Oracle Database 10g, and analysts approve.

Patches on Parade: Eight Updates for 18
Vulnerabilities

Patches on Parade: Eight Updates for 18
Vulnerabilities 04/13/2005 02:30 PM
Microsoft's Patch Tuesday was a busy one. The company posted eight security bulletins covering 18 vulnerabilities. Five of the eight bulletins earned a critical rating.

Oracle issues critical patches

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RealNetworks Patches Player, Rhapsody
Vulnerabilities

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