Yes, it's Patch Tuesday time again, but this time Microsoft promises just one critical and one important fix.
It’s a quiet November in Microsoft security land, or it would seem to be that way from their advance notice for this week’s monthly Patch Tuesday.
This time around the company is promising just one critical and one important fix.
The critical fix is for an undisclosed vulnerability in Microsoft XML Core Services component in Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003, 2008 and Windows Vista. If exploited it could give an attacker the ability to remotely execute code on a system.
The important flaw, which is in a component in Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003, Server 2008 and Windows Vista, gives attackers the same ability. Again, no details were released, but it’s only deemed important.
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RSSSeriously, though, XP has been one of the better o/s' I've used that's been developed by Microsoft. I refuse to switch to Vista, however, knowing the bulkiness, lack of support, and eventual demise in 2009 which will be replaced by 7, no doubt. Windows 7 is perhaps one of the most innovative of any of their systems, or any of the systems available to consumers that I've heard of, so I'll look to upgrade then.
Let's hope that hardware/software/3rd party support is better there, without the bulkiness of unnecessary crap. Let's also hope for better security w/ less bullsh** like Vista has, and a more stable environment/shell.
No Outlook/IE please...