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Microsoft fixes .NET security holes

...in Microsoft .NET Framework. The most severe of these vulnerabilities could allow elevation of privilege if an unauthenticated attacker sends a specially crafted web request... Read more

30 December, 2011

Microsoft to patch critical Internet Explorer holes

...the Stuxnet malware used will also be fixed. "This is a local Elevation of Privilege vulnerability and we've seen no evidence of its use... Read more

10 December, 2010 by Elinor Mills

Protect your network against elevation of privilege attacks

...the attacks available to hackers, one of the most insidious is the elevation of privilege (EoP) attack. Through an EoP attack, an attacker tricks a... Read more

29 August, 2002 by Brien M Posey

Tackling Microsoft's August patches: Part 2

...049Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-049, "Vulnerability in Windows Kernel Could Result in Elevation of Privilege", addresses the Windows 2000 Kernel Elevation of Privilege vulnerability (CVE... Read more

22 August, 2006 by John McCormick

Malware caused crashes during Windows updates

...addresses a vulnerability in the 32-bit Windows kernel that could allow elevation of privilege that was disclosed in January. For more on this story... Read more

19 February, 2010 by Elinor Mills

DirectX holes to be plugged next week

...allow remote code execution and the other non-critical holes could allow elevation of privilege. Affected software for the critical updates is Windows 2000, Windows... Read more

10 July, 2009 by Elinor Mills

Microsoft warns of new server vulnerability

...a flaw exists in a certain type of web-serving operation. "An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the WebDAV extension for... Read more

19 May, 2009 by Ina Fried

Microsoft patches Excel, Windows, Word flaws

...important holes in Windows being exploited in the wild that could allow elevation of privilege if an attacker is allowed to log on to a... Read more

15 April, 2009 by Elinor Mills

Microsoft issues six 'critical', two 'important' patches

The eight patches affect Visual Basic 6, IE, Word, Excel, Windows Search, SharePoint and Windows Media Components Read more

10 December, 2008 by Robert Vamosi

Microsoft fixes 20 flaws with Patch Tuesday updates

The security bulletins, four deemed critical, affect Windows, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Office and Microsoft Host Integration Server Read more

15 October, 2008 by Robert Vamosi

Microsoft to issue 11 Patch Tuesday fixes

...patches, all six affect Windows, and could enable remote code execution or elevation of privilege if exploited. The lone moderate patch affects Windows Office and... Read more

10 October, 2008 by Robert Vamosi

Microsoft: Patch now or turn off Bluetooth

Patch Tuesday's release included a critical fix affecting all Windows Vista and XP systems, which could allow attackers to wirelessly steal confidential information from laptops by exploiting a flaw in the Bluetooth stack Read more

11 June, 2008 by Liam Tung and Robert Vamosi
Security Update for Visio 2003 Multilingual User Interface Pack (KB909115) 1

Security Update for Visio 2003 Multilingual User Interface Pack (KB909115) 1

...exists in Microsoft Office Visio 2003s Korean IME that could allow for elevation of privilege. This update addresses that vulnerability when Visio 2003 is used... Read more

10 October, 2007
Security Update for Office 2003 Proofing Tools (KB905645) 1

Security Update for Office 2003 Proofing Tools (KB905645) 1

...vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office 2003 Korean IME that could allow for elevation of privilege. Security Update for Office 2003 Proofing Tools (KB905645) addresses that... Read more

19 September, 2007

Patch Tuesday: Microsoft to release four fixes

...Services for Unix and Subsystem for Unix-based Applications, that could allow elevation of privilege. Security company Sophos recommended that organisations roll out these patches... Read more

11 September, 2007 by Tom Espiner

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