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[News] Windows to Get Patches for "Critical" Flaws

Microsoft to release seven patches - including DNS fix - on Patch Tuesday

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| Microsoft announced today that each of the seven flaws has a maximum
| severity rating of critical.
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http://scmagazine.com/us/news/article/655108/microsoft-release-seven-patches-including-dns-fix-patch-tuesday/


Related:

Microsoft Patches Not One, But Three Vista Holes

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| Microsoft today released an update for the recently popular 'animated
| cursor' vulnerability. The update was originally scheduled for April
| 10th, but due to recent exploits, was rushed out today. The update
| wasn't just for this one vulnerability though, in Vista, it addressed two 
| others, and in all covered seven vulnerabilities in Vista, XP and
| 2000.
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http://itsvista.com/2007/04/microsoft-patches-not-one-but-three-vista-holes/


Microsoft preps 133 patches for Windows DNS hole

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| Microsoft is working on 133 separate updates for the problem, Budd wrote.
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http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9710490-7.html


Microsoft DNS Server Attacks Continue

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| The concept enables malicious users to run code remotely under the
| system privileges generally granted to the DNS service itself.
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http://www.betanews.com/article/Microsoft_DNS_Server_Attacks_Continue/1176828918


Microsoft: Patch for critical DNS flaw may be ready by 8 May

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| The cmopany has been under pressure to address the flaw, reported
| last week, since software that exploits it has now been widely
| disseminated, and criminals are beginning to use it in attacks.
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http://www.computerworlduk.com/technology/servers-data-centre/infrastructure-management/news/index.cfm?newsid=2650
http://tinyurl.com/27wje2


Attack code raises Windows DNS zero-day risk

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| At least four exploits for the vulnerability in the Windows domain
| name system, or DNS, service were published on the Internet over the 
| weekend, Symantec said in an alert Monday. 
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http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6176429.html


Cybercrooks exploiting new Windows DNS flaw

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| Cybercrooks are using a yet-to-be-patched security flaw in certain
| Windows versions to attack computers running the operating systems,
| Microsoft warned late Thursday.
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http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6175743.html


Microsoft's advisories giving clues to hackers

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| How's this for a new twist on the old responsible disclosure debate: 
| Hackers are taking advantage of information released in Microsoft's
| pre-patch security advisories to create exploits for zero-day
| vulnerabilities.
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=167

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