Microsoft Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities

Systems Affected

• Microsoft Windows
• Microsoft Internet Explorer
• Microsoft Office

Overview

Microsoft has released updates to correct critical vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows, Internet Explorer, and Office.

Solution

Install updates

Microsoft has released updates to remedy critical vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows, Internet Explorer, and Office. To obtain these updates, visit the Microsoft Update web site. We also recommend enabling Automatic Updates.

Description

Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows, Internet Explorer, and Office may allow an attacker to access your computer, install and run malicious software on your computer, or cause it to crash.

Microsoft Office for Apple OS X is also affected by some of these vulnerabilities.

References

• US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA07-128A - <http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-128A.html>
• Vulnerability Notes for Microsoft May 2007 updates - <http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/byid?searchview&query=ms07-may>
• Securing Your Web Browser - <http://www.us-cert.gov/reading_room/securing_browser/>
• Microsoft security updates for May 2007 - <http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/updates/bulletins/200705.mspx>
• Microsoft Security at Home - <http://www.microsoft.com/protect/>
• Microsoft Update - <https://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/>
• Microsoft Automatic Updates - <http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/update/msupdate_keep_current.mspx#EZB>
• Mactopia - <http://www.microsoft.com/mac>

Feedback can be directed to US-CERT.

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Revision History

May 08, 2007: Initial release
May 09, 2007: Corrected link in references setion