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Microsoft recently released nine major update for its monthly Patch Tuesday routine where the company releases patches to fix bugs and flaws in its products. Three of the nine patches were labeled Critical and covers Internet Explorer, Windows 7 and 8 and updates to Windows wireless connectivity.
The three updates labeled critical were; MS15-009, MS15-010 and MS15-011
MS15-009 is a security patch for Internet Explorer. This update contains one publicly reported and 40 privately reported vulnerability. However, this update did not provide a fix for the cross-site-scripting problem which allows hackers to steal important credentials when users access a compromised website.
MS15-101 patches six vulnerabilities that affected Windows 7 and 8.x along with Windows Server 2008 R2. The patch fixes a flaw discovered in the Windows kernel-level that deals with TrueType fonts.
The MS15-011 update was released to cover a bug that was privately discovered a year earlier. The flaw patched by this update can be exploited when users are convinced to connect to untrusted network like a Wi-Fi hotspot, according to ZDNet.
Jeff Schmidt, the one who discovered the bug, said that in order to remedy the problem Microsoft re-engineered the core component of its operating system and added several new features.
Minor patches included in this month's release includes fix for bugs that affects Microsoft Office specifically the "security feature bypass" for Office 2007 and later versions.
Another patch labeled MS15-016 provides a fix for a bug that can be exploited by using a specially crafted TIFF file.
Adobe usually issues software patches at around the same time that Microsoft releases its own however it had not done it this month, according to Computer World. Additionally, Adobe has already addressed four critical bugs earlier this year.
