Microsoft Patches Three Security Flaws Starting out 2008 Microsoft starts 2008 off patching three vulnerabilities in Windows that could have allowed worm attacks

Microsoft Patches Three Security Flaws Starting out 2008

By Captain Maverick
Jan 10, 2008 03:03 AM GMT
Microsoft Patches Three Security Flaws Starting out 2008

Microsoft started 2008 off with another critical patch Tuesday by patching three flaws in Windows. Flaws, according to researchers could have allowed worm attacks. Only one of the flaws was rated "critical", while the other two were rated as "important" and "moderate" according to the company's rating system.

The update addresses two of the Windows TCP/IP protocol bugs and was considered an obvious pick for a quick fix. The three flawed protocols patched by the update include two used in over-IP multicasting, IGMP and MLD, while the third, ICMP is is a maintenance protocol that manages network connectivity and routing.

While most Windows XP and Vista standard installations mitigate the threats from these flaws, the danger could be significant if the protocols were enabled, especially with mixed Windows and Unix systems.

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