gHacks technology news » security bulletins http://www.ghacks.net A technology blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:24:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Windows Security Updates September 2008 http://www.ghacks.net/2008/09/10/windows-security-updates-september-2008/ http://www.ghacks.net/2008/09/10/windows-security-updates-september-2008/#comments Tue, 09 Sep 2008 22:19:32 +0000 Martin http://www.ghacks.net/?p=6893 Microsoft has released four Microsoft Security Bulletins for September 2008. All updates are rated critical and it is recommended to update the computer system running Windows operating systems or Microsoft software as soon as possible.

The updates are available for pretty much every Windows operating system from Windows XP to Windows Server 2008. The easiest way to download the security updates is to use the official Windows Update server from Microsoft, Automatic Updates or direct downloads from the Microsoft Download Center.

Below are the names of the Microsoft Security Bulletin and the links to the Microsoft Security Bulletin website.

  • Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-052 – Critical – Vulnerabilities in GDI+ Could Allow Remote Code Execution (954593)
  • Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-053 – Critical – Vulnerability in Windows Media Encoder 9 Could Allow Remote Code Execution (954156)
  • Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-054 – Critical – Vulnerability in Windows Media Player Could Allow Remote Code Execution (954154)
  • Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-055 – Critical – Vulnerability in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (955047)

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]]> http://www.ghacks.net/2008/09/10/windows-security-updates-september-2008/feed/ 0 Microsoft Security Updates for June 2008 http://www.ghacks.net/2008/06/11/microsoft-security-updates-for-june-2008/ http://www.ghacks.net/2008/06/11/microsoft-security-updates-for-june-2008/#comments Wed, 11 Jun 2008 08:27:41 +0000 Martin http://www.ghacks.net/?p=4939 Microsoft finally released the Security Bulletin for June 2008 that contains links to seven updates for various Microsoft products. The bulletin lists three critical, three important and one moderate update with only various versions and editions of Microsoft Windows being affected. The updates are available through various means, most users will probably prefer to download them from Windows Update.

Here is the list of updates that have been released. The easiest way to update them is by simply visiting Windows Update. If you want more control about the update process I suggest you follow the links below or use the Autopatcher Updater to download and install the updates.

Bulletin: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-030 (Critical)
Description: Vulnerability in Bluetooth Stack Could Allow Remote Code Execution (951376)
Impact: Remote Code Execution

Bulletin: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-031 (Critical)
Description: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (950759)
Impact: Remote Code Execution

Bulletin: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-033 (Critical)
Description: Vulnerabilities in DirectX Could Allow Remote Code Execution (951698)
Impact: Remote Code Execution

Bulletin: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-034 (Important)
Description: Vulnerability in WINS Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (948745)
Impact: Elevation of Privilege

Bulletin: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-035 (Important)
Description: Vulnerabilities in Pragmatic General Multicast (PGM) Could Allow Denial of Service (950762)
Impact: Denial of Service

Bulletin: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-036 (Important)
Description: Vulnerability in Bluetooth Stack Could Allow Remote Code Execution (951376)
Impact: Denial of Service

Bulletin: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-032 (Moderate)
Description: Cumulative Security Update of ActiveX Kill Bits (950760)
Impact: Remote Code Execution

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