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Microsoft Issues 7 Security Patches for July
Microsoft Corp. issued seven patches to fix a variety of flaws, five of which the company has deemed "critical" -- its highest security rating.
- By Becky Nagel
- July 11, 2006
Microsof Corp. today issued its latest "Patch Tuesday" release, offering
as expected seven patches to fix a variety of flaws, five of which the company has deemed "critical" -- its highest security rating.
Two of the critical patches fix Office vulnerabilities, one addresses Excel, and the two others address DHCP and Server Service flaws. If left unpatched, all of the critical flaws could expose systems to unauthorized remote code execution.
The remaining two patches are rated as "important." The first fixes an ASP.Net flaw that could allow attackers to bypass the software's security features and gain unauthorized access to objects in the Application folder by name. The other patches a hole in IIS when using Active Server Pages that could allow an attacker to take control of a system if the attacker has log-on credentials to upload content.
Details and implementation information are available on Microsoft's Web site here.
About the Author
Becky Nagel serves as vice president of AI for 1105 Media specializing in developing media, events and training for companies around AI and generative AI technology. She also regularly writes and reports on AI news, and is the founding editor of PureAI.com. She's the author of "ChatGPT Prompt 101 Guide for Business Users" and other popular AI resources with a real-world business perspective. She regularly speaks, writes and develops content around AI, generative AI and other business tech. She has a background in Web technology and B2B enterprise technology journalism.