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MS Patch Train Leaves the Station

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the a-whole-lotta-security-going-on dept.

per1176 writes "Microsoft has released 10 advisories to cover a dozen security vulnerabilities, including a "critical" cumulative update for the Internet Explorer browser. The IE fix corrects a remote code-execution vulnerability that exists due to the way the browser handles PNG (Portable Network Graphics) files."

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  1. Patch train!? by LegendOfLink · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Is that anything like Soul Train?

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  2. Wow. You'd think they'd get all these by revscat · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    You know, at some point you just kinda figure that they'd get all these critical holes in their flagship software. I mean, call me crazy, but if you have $60+billion in cash in the bank and an army of tens of thousands, you'd THINK you could get the major problems taken care of.

    You'd think.

    It's crap like this that makes me wonder at the possibility of Apple eating Microsoft's lunch on the OS front.

  3. Re:Headline: Bump, Set, Spike... by joncue · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    "Look Lois, the two symbols of the Republican Party: an elephant, and a fat white guy who is threatened by change."

    And the alternative is a jackass...need I say more?