Microsoft Patches Address Five Critical Security Flaws
16th Nov 2006, 10:11 GMT
Microsoft on Tuesday released six security fixes to address a diversity of bugs in Windows and Office. The security flaws range from important to critical, the company said. Five of the vulnerabilities carry Microsoft's most severe rating: critical. All six allow a hacker to execute code from a remote location. Internet Explorer, Microsoft Agent, XML Core Services, the Workstation Service and Adobe's Flash player are among the software products open to malicious hackers.
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