Microsoft Fixes IE in February Patch Update
Microsoft today released its monthly Patch Tuesday update, targeting eight vulnerabilities spread across Microsoft’s Internet Explorer Web browser, Exchange mail server, SQL database server and Office applications.
At the top of the patch list is Internet Explorer, which is receiving an update rated “Critical” by the company, designed to close a pair of vulnerabilities.
Microsoft identifies the first of the two flaws as an “Uninitialized Memory Corruption Vulnerability.” The issue stems from how IE deals with objects that have been deleted. According to the company’s advisory, “an attacker could exploit the vulnerability by constructing a specially crafted Web page. When a user views the Web page, the vulnerability could allow remote code execution.”
The second IE issue deals with a memory corruption vulnerability in how the browser handles Cascading Style Sheets, or CSS (define) — a common layout technology on modern Web sites. Microsoft noted in its advisory that certain types of CSS styles, when loaded by IE, could trigger memory corruption. That corruption could, in turn, potentially enable an attacker to execute arbitrary code.
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Microsoft releases monthly security updates
Microsoft released software security patches Tuesday, fixing some nasty browser and mail server flaws as well as a bug in SQL Server that was publicly disclosed in December.
The company released four updates, including critical fixes for Exchange and Internet Explorer. Two other updates, for SQL Server and Visio, were rated “important,” meaning it would be a little harder for hackers to exploit the bugs they fix.
The Exchange patch is considered the most important, according to security vendor TippingPoint. Without the patch, hackers could shut down or possibly even take control of an Exchange e-mail server by sending a specially written e-mail attachment. “A compromised e-mail server, in addition to snooping corporate secrets, can be used as a launch pad for attacks against other servers in the enterprise,” TippingPoint said in a statement.
The critical update for Internet Explorer fixes two vulnerabilities in the browser that could be exploited by hackers to run unauthorized software on a victim’s computer. For this attack to work, the victim would have to be tricked into visiting a maliciously crafted Web page. Although no attacks have yet been reported exploiting these bugs, Microsoft believes that now that the patches are out, it will be easy for attackers to work up a reliable attack.
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BlackBerry 8830 OS 4.5 Update Released
BlackBerry 8830 OS 4.5 Update Released
Review Blackberry 8830
Smart phones are the need of the hour today. The computer has become a mere necessity for ever one in today’s world. It is required from every business man to a normal person doing nothing but chatting online. One cannot carry the personal computer everywhere so the laptops were brought in. The idea was to make things even smaller and easier to use that was when the smart phones came. Smart phones are a smaller version of computers. When it comes to smart phones the first thing that comes to our minds are big companies like Blackberry. The Blackberry 8830 World Edition smart phone is one the most stylish available in the market today. It’s the first CDMA Blackberry smart phone capable of roaming globally on GSM/GPRS networks. A CDMA phone is a one that does not require a sim card and is accessed by the network provider itself. So one can travel through the world with full mobile voice and data coverage, without having to change smart phones, phone numbers or email addresses.
Can’t wait to get OS 4.5 on your BlackBerry 8830 World Edition? Well, you’ll be happy to hear that Bell Mobility has said yes and version 4.5.0.127 is on RIM’s download site. As usual, if you’re planning to upgrade the OS on your BlackBerry, always remember to back up your data and be careful, as you wouldn’t want to lose all your previous data just to fiddle with a new firmware on your BlackBerry.
