As announced last Friday, Microsoft released 5 security bulletins – all dealing with critical flaws within the Windows operating systems. Affected are Windows XP to Windows Vista and Server 2008.

The security holes can be abused by hackers to compromise Windows installations remotely. Microsoft expects that exploits for these holes appear soon, so it is advised to install the patches as soon as possible!

Patches for the recently discovered SMB2 flaws within Vista and Windows 7 (only up to RC1 though) aren’t ready yet. Also missing are updates that fix the vulnerabilities in the FTP component of the Internet Information Services.

Dirk Knop
Technical Editor