By Stefanie Hoffman, Aug. 11, 2009
Microsoft released nine patches, repairing a total of 19 security vulnerabilities, in its Patch Tuesday security bulletin release, addressing multiple critical ActiveX and Windows Media File flaws that could pave the way for hackers to execute malicious attacks. Altogether, the patches affect multiple Windows systems, including XP, Server 2003, Vista and Server 2008. Of the nine patches, five repaired errors were deemed critical, indicating that remote attackers could launch malicious code on victims' PC without any user intervention. Security experts said that the August patch load was distinguished by the wide variety of patches that addressed everything from ActiveX flaws and Office Web Components vulnerabilities to Web server and Workstation bugs. "We are all over the place. We cover everything but Internet Explorer," said Eric Schultze, chief technology officer at Shavlik Technologies. "There are a lot of bulletins and a lot of patches per bulletin."
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