Microsoft fixes 20 flaws with 11 patches

ronjor · Oct 14, 2008

Microsoft on Tuesday released its October 2008 security bulletin. The four critical bulletins concern Windows, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Host Integration Server, and Microsoft Excel. The patch for Internet Explorer is cumulative.

Microsoft is now sharing the technical details of new vulnerabilities in advance of so-called Patch Tuesday to give software developers a chance to update affected products before the public announcement.

Microsoft is also including within each bulletin this month an "exploitability index" to help system administrators prioritize the patches--1 is for consistently functioning exploits (of most concern), 2 is for inconsistently functioning exploits (of moderate concern), and 3 is for vulnerabilities that are unlikely to produce functioning exploits (of least concern). All Microsoft security patches for both Windows and Office software are available via Microsoft Update or via the individual bulletins detailed below.
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