Microsoft Releases Critical Internet Explorer Vulnerability Hotfix

By Marc Handelman on November 5th, 2009

Windows

News, of Microsoft Corporation’s (NasdaqGS: MSFT) update to the Redmond, WA based software leviathan’s Internet Explorer web browser. All versions (you name it…from IE5.01 to IE8!) are affected with this rather pernicious Remote Code Execution foible. More information, including appropriate linkage, appears after the jump.

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Title: Microsoft Security Bulletin Major Revisions
Issued: November 2, 2009
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Summary
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The following bulletins have undergone a major revision increment.
Please see the appropriate bulletin for more details.

* MS09-054 – Critical

Bulletin Information:
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* MS09-054 – Critical

- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms09-054.mspx
- Reason for Revision: V2.0 (November 2, 2009): Revised to announce the availability of a hotfix to address application compatibility issues. Customers who have already applied this update may install the hotfix from Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 976749. Also corrected the log file names, spuninst folder names, and registry key values for Microsoft Windows 2000.
- Originally posted: October 13, 2009
- Updated: November 2, 2009
- Bulletin Severity Rating: Critical
- Version: 2.0

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