Monthly Archives: August 2010

eEye’s August Patch Analysis

This month, Microsoft released 15 patches which repair a total of 35 vulnerabilities. Of these 15 patches, 11 address Remote Code Execution vulnerabilities and 4 address Elevation of Privilege vulnerabilities. Patch Precedence Administrators are advised to patch MS10-054, MS10-053, and … Continue reading

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“Massive Patch Tuesday” scheduled

Microsoft today said it will deliver a record 14 security updates next week to patch a record-tying 34 vulnerabilities in Windows, Internet Explorer IE, Office and Silverlight. via http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/080510-microsoft-slates-record-setting-monster-patch.html.

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Out-of-band MS Patch!

Today, Microsoft released a special out-of-band patch which repairs a single Remote Code Execution vulnerability in how Windows Shell processes .lnk files. As always, eEye suggests that all users apply Out of Band Microsoft patches as fast as possible, preferably … Continue reading

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