Microsoft released patches for 23 security vulnerabilities today as part of a busy Patch Tuesday that includes critical fixes for issues for Microsoft Windows, Silverlight, Microsoft Office and the .NET Framework.
Of the seven bulletins, Microsoft recommends administrators turn their attention to two first: MS12-034 and MS12-029. Both bulletins are rated "critical," address remote-code-execution issues and were given the highest rating on Microsoft’s “exploitability index.” MS12-034, however, ties together 10 fixes across several product lines that were bundled together as part of an update meant to implement the final fixes on a vulnerability exploited by the notorious Duqu malware.
Believed by many to be related to Stuxnet, Duqu was spotted in September exploiting a vulnerability affecting Microsoft Word. The company patched the bug with MS11-087, but other Microsoft products were discovered to contain the same vulnerability. Read More
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