Thread: Microsoft slates colossal Windows patch next week

Microsoft on February 4 said it will deliver a record-tying 13 security updates on February 9 to patch more than two dozen vulnerabilities in Windows and
Office. The company will ship a total of 13 updates; five of them pegged “critical,” the highest threat ranking in its four-step scoring system.

The 13 updates will tie the record from October 2009, when Microsoft issued the same number of bulletins, but fixed a total of 34 vulnerabilities.

According to a senior manager with the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC), the updates will patch 26 flaws.

Of the eight updates not marked critical, seven were ranked “important,” the next-lower rating, while one was pegged “moderate.” Eleven of the 13 will affect one or more editions of Windows; the remaining pair will affect Office XP and Office 2003 on Windows, and Office 2004 for Mac.

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