Microsoft To Fix Zero-Day IE Bug For Patch Tuesday Release
Microsoft (NSDQ:MSFT) will fix 12 security flaws, including a critical Internet Explorer 8 zero-day vulnerability, with a total of six bulletins in its upcoming Patch Tuesday release.
The upcoming Patch Tuesday release, which Microsoft will issue on Dec. 8, covers flaws in numerous versions of Microsoft Windows, including Windows 7 and IE 8, as well as Office, including Project, Word and Work 8.5. Specifically, the affected software includes Windows 2000, XP, Vista and Windows 7, as well as Server 2003 and 2008, Office XP, and Office 2003.
The Microsoft December patch covers three flaws with the highest severity ranking of 'critical,' indicating that the vulnerabilities can be exploited by remote attackers who launch malicious code.
