Microsoft Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities

Original release date: November 11, 2008
Last revised: --
Source: US-CERT

Systems Affected

• Microsoft Windows
• Microsoft Office XP, 2003, and 2007
• Microsoft XML Core Services

Overview

Microsoft has released updates that address vulnerabilities in various Microsoft products, including Windows and Office.

Solution

Install updates

The updates to address these vulnerabilities are available on the Microsoft Update site. We recommend enabling Automatic Updates.

Description

In the Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for November 2008, Microsoft released updates to address vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, and Microsoft XML Core Services. The most severe of these vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on your computer.

More technical information is available in US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA08-316A.

References

• US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA08-316A - <http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-316A.html>
• Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for November 2008 - <http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-nov.mspx>
• Microsoft Update - <https://www.update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/>

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Revision History

November 11, 2008: Initial release