Another Barrage of Microsoft Security Bulletins

When the month of July began there were only 22 Microsoft Security Bulletins released in 2003. With one week to go that count has now reached 31. The most current vulnerabilities include a denial-of-service (DoS) condition on Windows NT systems (MS03-029), a cumulative patch for SQL Server 7.0 and 2000 (MS03-031) that fixes a variety of fairly serious flaws, and the big one that affects a broad range of systems- a buffer overrun in DirectX which can be used to run malicious code with the same permissions as the logged in user (MS03-030). Click on the links below for more details. I would recommend you do a scan at the Windows Update site to see what patches you might need or run Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer to check out the overall security of your computer- including the patches.

MS03-029 : Flaw in Windows Function Could Allow Denial of Service (823803)

MS03-030 : Unchecked Buffer in DirectX Could Enable System Compromise (819696)

MS03-031 : Cumulative Patch for Microsoft SQL Server (815495)