Security Alert: ActiveX Vulnerability Addressed by Latest Windows Updates
Today, ISC SANS returned the Infocon status to green. They are hopeful that yesterday’s raising of the status to yellow increased awareness of the vulnerability.
Microsoft has released Windows Updates for multiple issues today, and one directly addresses the ActiveX vulnerability that caused the Infocon status to increase to yellow yesterday. Microsoft customers are recommended to deploy the new updates soon, in particular those rated with a Critical classification.
Read more about Microsoft’s latest updates along with executive summaries here, Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for July 2009
Keenpath’s Recommended Action:
Those with Automatic Updates enabled will receive the latest updates and they will be automatically installed
For more control over how the updates are deployed, Microsoft Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) are recommended to approve and install the updates
