Critical Patches released today

As part of its scheduled batch of patches for November, Microsoft today issued six security bulletins with fixes for a total of 15 vulnerabilities affecting its Windows and Office product lines.

Three of the six bulletins are rated “critical,” meaning they can be used to launch remote code execution or worm attacks without any user action. One of the Windows vulnerabilities could expose users to drive-by malware attacks via the browser, Microsoft warned.

Four of the six bulletins include patches for Windows and Windows Server and two affect Microsoft Office products (Excel and Word).

Microsoft is urging Windows users to pay special attention to MS09-065, a “critical” bulletin that patches three documented vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel-Mode drivers.
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