Seven Updates Coming for Patch Tuesday

Microsoft will release a total of seven updates as part of its monthly Patch Tuesday program, the company announced Thursday. One targets a flaw in Windows Media Player, four for Microsoft Windows, one for both Microsoft Windows and Office, and one for Microsoft Office only.

Of the two former sets of updates, the highest severity rating for any of the updates would be critical, and for the latter two important. The Redmond company said that some of the updates may require a restart.

Along with the patches, an update to the Microsoft Windows Malicious Software removal tool would be released as well as one high-prority update through Microsoft Update and Windows Software Update Services.

The company told eWeek Thursday that it had updated its Malicious software tool to combat the recently discovered Kama Sutra worm.

As part of standard procedure, no additional details would be made regarding the nature or specifics of the update. However a list of unpatched flaws from security firm eEye Digital Security may provide some clues.

They include a remote code execution flaw within the default installations of Outlook and Internet Explorer that was reported over nine months ago, a remote code execution vulnerability with Windows 2000, 2003 and XP that could allow commands to be executed, a denial of service issue in those same operating systems, and a remote code execution vulnerabity in Windows Media Player and Internet Explorer.