Security Bulletins from Microsoft

The holidays must be approaching, because I swear time is accelerating. Here we are and Patch Tuesday already arrived...again. Only one more Patch Tuesday and 2008 will be over (don't blink).

Only two patches from Microsoft for November. Well, sort of two and a half if you count MS08-067 which was released out of cycle. For November though, Microsoft has one Important Security Bulletin related to a vulnerability with the SMB protocol. SMB is a commonly used protocol for file and printer sharing on a network.

The other vulnerability this month is rated as Critical. This one addresses various flaws in the core functionality of XML in Windows. Experts say that some of the flaws addressed have been present for years. Left unpatched, an attacker could compromise a vulnerable system and execute malicious code remotely. Take a look at the summary of November 2008 Microsoft Security Bulletins and make sure you apply the appropriate patches to protect your PC and your network.