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Microsoft Releases Patch for June - Fixes 34 Flaws Including some found in Internet Explorer 9

Posted By Netgear Threat Lab at 3:01 PM, June 16, 2011

Microsoft this month released a total of 16 security patches, 9 of which had the highest level of severity. A total of 34 security vulnerabilities involving Windows, Office (Excel and InfoPath), IE,. NET, SQL, Visual Studio, Silverlight and Forefront products were fixed. The number of fixes ranks second only behind the April update for the year.


It is noteworthy that the updates included the first patch for the just released IE9 browser. The MS11-050 patch fixed 11 IE9 vulnerabilities, the most serious of which could use a specially crafted Web page using Internet Explorer to allow remote code execution. When successfully exploited, the attacker could gain the same permissions as the victim local user.


Although the privacy protection in IE9 is very good, if the user inadvertently opens a malicious website, hackers could still exploited a vulnerability to steal a IE9 browser cookie and obtain the victim's account login information, such as email or microblogging account.

To protect your security, we recommend that users immediately download and install the new security patches.

Posted by: Netgear Threat Lab at 3:01 PM
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