[ISN] Microsoft patches critical Windows drive-by bug

From: InfoSec News <alerts_at_private>
Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2011 02:33:25 -0600 (CST)
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9204600/Microsoft_patches_critical_Windows_drive_by_bug

By Gregg Keizer
Computerworld
January 11, 2011

Microsoft today patched three vulnerabilities in Windows, one that could 
be exploited by attackers who dupe users into visiting a malicious Web 
site.

The company also debuted a new defensive measure to help users ward off 
ongoing attacks that are exploiting a known bug in Internet Explorer 
(IE).

The light load -- just two security updates, or "bulletins" as Microsoft 
calls them -- was announced last week, making for an easier beginning to 
the new year than the end of 2010, when in December the company shipped 
a record 17 updates that patched a near-record 40 bugs.

One of today's updates was classified as "critical" by Microsoft, the 
firm's top threat ranking, while the other was marked as "important," 
the second-most dangerous rating.

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