An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the current user. The more severe vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user opens or previews a specially crafted RTF file. This security update resolves two privately reported vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office. Version: 1.0 General Information Executive Summary Unless you’ve disabled automatic updates in your PC settings, the Windows 8.1 Update should download and install on its own.Security Bulletin Microsoft Security Bulletin MS12-064 - Critical Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2742319) Microsoft is delivering the Windows 8.1 Update through the traditional Windows Update method, rather than through the Windows Store (as it did with the original Windows 8.1 release). Microsoft 8.1 ironically got its first major update today as well. Basically, it is in your best interest to retire your Windows XP machines to something like Windows 8.1. The company today retired Extended Support for the operating system.ĭoes this mean that Windows XP is wide open to cyberattacks and other bad things? Microsoft has said it will continue to update its antimalware signatures and engine for Windows XP until July 14, 2015, but they will regularly warn users that the operating system itself is no longer secure. On April 14, 2009, Microsoft retired Mainstream Support for XP, meaning security updates were still available but free technical support, warranty claims, and design changes stopped being offered. It received three major updates: Service Pack 1 (on September 9, 2002), Service Pack 2 (on August 25, 2004), and Service Pack 3 (April 21, 2008). Windows XP was released on October 25, 2001. The danger now is that hackers who find bugs in XP will be able to exploit them freely. The operating system is now 12 years old, so Microsoft is no longer providing security updates that patch holes in the software. Microsoft officially ended support of Windows XP and Office 2003 today, meaning that the software is now basically outdated.
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