August 6th, 2009
Patch Tuesday heads-up: 9 bulletins, 5 critical
For Microsoft Windows users, next week’s Patch Tuesday will be somewhat hectic.
The Redmond, Wash. software maker plans to release a total of nine bulletins to patch a wide range of serious vulnerabilities affecting Windows, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft ISA Server, Microsoft BizTalk Server and the .Net Framework.
Five of the bulletins will be rated “critical,” the company’s highest severity rating.
Microsoft said in its advance notice for August that one of the “critical” bulletins will address a Client for Mac security problem.
All supported versions of the Windows operation systems are affected, including the newer Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008.
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