Microsoft Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities
Original release date: July 13, 2010
Last revised: –
Source: US-CERT
Systems Affected
- Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Office
Overview
Microsoft has released updates to address vulnerabilities in Microsoft
Windows and Microsoft Office.
I. Description
The Microsoft
Security Bulletin Summary for July 2010 describes multiple vulnerabilities
in Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office. Microsoft has released updates to
address the vulnerabilities.
One of the bulletins released, MS10-042,
addresses a previously identified vulnerability in the Windows Help and Support
Center that is actively being exploited. This vulnerability was also
described in US-CERT
Vulnerability Note VU#578319.
II. Impact
A remote, unauthenticated attacker could execute arbitrary code or cause a
vulnerable system or application to crash.
III. Solution
Apply updates
Microsoft has