Microsoft released its largest collection of security patches in almost two years this week. The patches released on "Patch Tuesday" fix a total of 26 vulnerabilities, including six critical issues and five important issues.
The six critical issues allowed attackers to take control of an affected system. <\/p>\n
One of the critical issues is a known issue in the ActiveX control for the Snapshot Viewer for Microsoft Access which allows an attacker to execute code on the affected machine. <\/p>\n
A second critical issue is a fix for a problem in Microsoft Word that allows an attacker to take control of a system if a user opens a specific Microsoft Word document. <\/p>\n
Another critical vulnerability in the Microsoft Image Color Management system is fixed by the patches released this week. <\/p>\n
Details of all the vulnerabilities fixed with this patch release can be found at http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/68cs6a<\/a><\/p>\n