Upcoming Patch Tuesday for February 10, 2009

By Paul | Feb 5, 2009

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Microsoft Today has released the list of patches for February. Here’s the List of things they will patch:

Internet Explorer — Remote Code Execution (Require restart) [ CVE-2009-0075 CVE-2009-0076 ]
Exchange — Remote Code Execution (No Restart Required) [CVE-2009-0098 CVE-2009-0099]
SQL — Remote Code Execution (May Require Restart) [CVE-2008-5416]
Visio — Remote Code Execution (May Require Restart) [ CVE-2009-0095, CVE-2009-0096 and CVE-2009-0097]

The list of affected operating configurations includes Windows 2000, Windows XP (x86 and x64), Windows Server 2003 (x86 and x64), Windows Vista (x86 and x64), and Windows Server 2008 (x86 and x64). Microsoft Exchange Server 2000, 2003, and 2007, Microsoft SQL Server 2000 and 2005, as well as Visio 2002, 2003, and 2007 are also affected.
[Via Arstechnica]

We got several Non-critical updates. Here’s the List of them, some of these are monthly updates and some are just interesting to look at:

Update for Windows Mail Junk E-mail Filter [February 2009] (KB905866)
Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool – February 2009 (KB890830)/Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool – February 2009 (KB890830) – Internet Explorer Version
Cumulative Update for Media Center for Windows Vista (KB960544)

The Important Windows patches Released Today

By Paul | Dec 9, 2008

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As many of you know we talked about the Non-critical patches that Microsoft will release today. IF you want to read those please go and check it out. I’ll be talking about the REALLY important ones that Microsoft has kept tight until now. These are the more important ones but I will list the ones that I previous talked about to better help people recognize the non-important ones:

KB955839

KB957388

KB890830

KB905866

These are just the tip of the iceberg. although this list are not A lot. I’d wanted to let people know about what people coin “Exploit Wednesday“. I really don’t know if this is a Myth or actually does exist but I’d figure we discuss the problems associated with installing the critical updates and try to tell you which ones should be installed As soon as possible. Though people have in the past used a Virtual Machine to see if there is any problem, that should be your first step if you don’t want to have any problems with these updates. I don’t suggest testing it more than a couple days. Here are some good Virtual Machine software to try out yourself:

Upcoming Patch Tuesday

By Paul | Dec 7, 2008

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I wanted to get prepared for the updates for this Tuesday and I thought I’d go through them and list what Microsoft said about each. These are what’s been said on Technet and I am sure there will be more. Each one of these don’t look to serious but I will post Tuesday if there is anything I’ve missed on this post. As you might know this is not set in stone but just the direction of Microsoft for this Months Release.

KB955839

Update for Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP

Install this update to resolve an issue that is caused by revised daylight saving time laws in many countries. This update enables your computer to automatically adjust the computer clock on the correct date in 2008. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer. This update is provided to you and licensed under the Windows Server 2008 License Terms.

KB957388

Update for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista

Install this update to resolve a set of known application compatibility issues with Windows Server 2008. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer.