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Microsoft fixes Office, Windows flaws

 March 14, 2006 Patches released in Microsoft's monthly security update cycle tackle six holes in Office and one in Windows. TAGS: Microsoft Office, vulnerability, flaw, Microsoft Excel, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Microsoft to patch Office, Windows flaws

 March 9, 2006 Fixes for "critical" Office and "important" Windows security issues are planned for next week's "patch Tuesday." TAGS: bulletin, Microsoft Office, flaw, patch management, fix, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows

Dozen Windows, Office updates coming next week

 August 3, 2006 The bulletins, some of which are rated "critical," will be distributed next Tuesday in Microsoft's usual fashion. TAGS: bulletin, patch management, flaw, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows, security

Microsoft patches 20 security flaws

 February 13, 2007 Microsoft on Tuesday released fixes for 20 vulnerabilities in a variety of products, including one that is part of Windows Vista. TAGS: vulnerability, flaw, Microsoft Office, fix, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows, operating system, PC

Microsoft to patch zero-day DNS flaw

 May 3, 2007 Seven security bulletins planned for release on Patch Tuesday, including "critical" fixes for Windows, Office, Exchange and BizTalk. TAGS: Microsoft BizTalk Server, DNS, fix, flaw, security, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, server

Microsoft releases 'critical' updates for new programs

 May 8, 2007 This month's Patch Tuesday focuses on fixes for vulnerabilities in 2007 editions of Internet Explorer, Exchange and Office. TAGS: Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, vulnerability, fix, Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Update, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, DNS, Microsoft Internet Explorer, flaw, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Word, bug, security, Microsoft Windows, e-mail

Microsoft to patch critical Windows, Office flaws

 October 5, 2006 Serious problem with Windows Shell already targeted by exploit code to be tackled by one of 11 updates. TAGS: patch management, fix, flaw, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows, operating system

Windows glitches to get fixes

 February 4, 2005 Microsoft plans to fix bumper crop of flaws--including critical Windows problem--in scheduled monthly update. TAGS: fix, flaw, patch management, security, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Flaw found in Office encryption

 January 20, 2005 Snoopers could decode password-protected files in Microsoft programs, a security researcher warns. TAGS: encryption, flaw, Microsoft Office, attacker, researcher, password, Microsoft Corp., security, message, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft struggles with patch

 October 10, 2006 Company faces distribution glitches in issuing "critical" fixes for Windows, Office, among other updates. TAGS: patch management, Microsoft Update, Automatic Update, Microsoft Windows Update, Microsoft Office, fix, vulnerability, Symantec Corp., flaw, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows, software company, Web browser

Microsoft leaves Word zero-day holes unpatched

 January 9, 2007 Software giant releases fixes for vulnerabilities in Windows and Office, but several known Word zero-day flaws go without patches. TAGS: vulnerability, bulletin, patch management, fix, Microsoft Update, attacker, Automatic Update, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Office, flaw, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows, PC

No fix yet for zero-day flaw in Word

 December 7, 2006 Microsoft will have patches for Windows and Visual Studio on Tuesday, but apparently not for a Word flaw being used in cyberattacks. TAGS: Microsoft Visual Studio, cyberattack, fix, flaw, Microsoft Word, development tool, vulnerability, security, software company, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Microsoft to slap patch on risky IE hole

 April 6, 2006 Next week will see five security updates for Windows and Office, including a fix for a browser flaw being used in cyberattacks. TAGS: bulletin, fix, patch management, flaw, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Office, ActiveX, Microsoft Corp., security, Web browser, software company, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft releases Windows, Office fixes

 November 11, 2003 The software giant releases three security updates for Windows and one for Office, leaving many federal system administrators with no choice but to work on a U.S. holiday. TAGS: patch management, system administrator, flaw, fix, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Microsoft Outlook, U.S., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer, e-mail, operating system, PC

Zero-day attacks continue to hit Microsoft

 September 28, 2006 Rare, out-of-cycle Windows patch fixes one flaw, but attacks through other known, yet-to-be-plugged holes continue. TAGS: Microsoft PowerPoint, iDefense, flaw, attack, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Office, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, e-mail

No fix yet for Word 2000 flaw

 September 12, 2006 Microsoft releases patches for three security holes, but does not have a fix for a Word 2000 flaw being used in attacks. TAGS: Microsoft Word 2000, Qualys Inc., Microsoft Word, flaw, desktop publishing, fix, Microsoft Office, attacker, cyberattack, patch management, patch, vulnerability, Microsoft Corp., security, software company, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft plugs worm hole in Windows

 July 11, 2006 "Critical" flaw could let worm spread, company says, as it sends updates addressing 18 problems in Windows, Office. TAGS: flaw, DHCP, vulnerability, Web server, patch management, worm, Microsoft Office, attacker, risk, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Server, service pack, fix, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Corp., security

Bumper crop of Microsoft patches on the way

 June 8, 2006 Expect a busy "Patch Tuesday" next week, with a dozen security bulletins covering flaws in Windows, Office and Exchange. TAGS: security update, patch management, fix, flaw, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, software company, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows, Web browser

Code to exploit Windows graphics flaw now public

 September 22, 2004 Program showing how to use flaw in Windows' handling of graphics files hits the Net--back up your family photos and beware. TAGS: flaw, JPEG, Symantec Corp., attack, code, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, security, operating system

Another hefty patch month for Microsoft

 August 8, 2006 Count 'em: A dozen security updates, nine rated "critical," covering 20 holes in Windows and three in Office. TAGS: bulletin, flaw, DNS, fix, Microsoft Office, vulnerability, attack, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, bug, Microsoft Windows, Web browser, e-mail, PC
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