Microsoft Releases Eight Security Updates

Juha-Matti Laurio writes "After a very uncommon break in March Microsoft has just published 8 new security updates. Almost all updates that are a part of the monthly release cycle are rated as 'Critical.' New Windows Shell vulnerability, named as MS05-016 is only 'Important,' but Windows XP Service Pack 2 is affected too, however. This is not the first time when there was something to fix at Shell32.dll. Vulnerabilities in TCP/IP that could allow remote code execution and denial of service at cumulative bulletin MS05-019 are affecting SP2 too. Windows Kernel, Exchange, MSN Messenger, Word (Office) and Internet Explorer get their updates as well."

Phew!

[teiresias]

Phew and here I was thinking hell had frozen over in March and Microsoft wouldn't have any new security updates. Thanks for reassuring me Microsoft. You had me nervous.

Woohoo!

[djinn2020]

Yay, Microsoft Windows XP is now completely invulnerable

Thanks, Bill.

Re:I wonder . . .

[Anonymous Coward]

Huh? These are patches, not new features being added.

Technically, they are feautures being removed. Microsoft should pay us to install them. :(

Thank you MS!

[Reignking]

I would like to thank MS for being so diligent in protecting the everyday computer user from malicious attacks from evil-doers. Keep the patches coming!

Re:Woohoo!

[0x461FAB0BD7D2]

Contrarily, a punchline is an endpoint, and not a process.

I always download updates ASAP

[Anonymous Coward]

That way I can be the first to break something. It's no fun having a solution already up on Google.

Re:Unscientific Results So Far...

[Anonymous Coward]

your the only person brave enough to download them

Re:I wonder . . .

[pacroon]

At least they're not calling MSN Messenger an important update anymore :)

Windows 2003 SP1

[BladeMelbourne]

I just went to update Win2003 SP1 and all they offered was the Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool - April 2005. I'm disappointed at missing my patch fix for this month :-(

Re:Critical Updates Plus Bonus Junk

[clinko]

BITS is the download component of windows update...

It's also used for software deployment in corporate offices.

It's also Needed for SP2... Judging by the fact you said no to this, I only have 1 question: What is your IP? :)

Re:maybe it's me ...

[NetNifty]

"Anyway on the bright side my XP SP2 machine hasn't asked me to restart yet!"

Ok it JUST popped up after I typed that for the first time. Spooky.

Slashdot doubling as a calendar

[hackstraw]

Hmm, Microsoft security updates. Must be the 2nd Tuesday of the month.

I don't even use MS products and I know about their update schedule, yet every 2nd Tuesday of the month /. puts up and article about it.

Re:Woohoo!

[Plaid Phantom]

I think of it as more of a process: 1. Joke 2. Punchline 3. ????? 4. Profit!

There goes my day...

[papastout]

My routine today: login, update, restart... 335 times. It's not like I had BETTER THINGS TO DO! heh, even our management staff is bent out of shape over this.

The plus side: sysadmin day [sysadminday.com] comes but once a year, and if I can thank the manufacturer of windows OS for anything it would be the highly visible justification they provide for our management to kick down some goods and buy us some chocolate cake...

...mmmm cake!

Re:silent install

[mr_z_beeblebrox]

is that related to these patches? weird, i thought i had autoupdate disabled.

Nope. That was me, sorry.

Re:Woohoo!

[Anonymous Coward]

What if security does reach an endpoint one day?

"Well, that takes care of that. What do you guys want to do for work now?"

"Uhm... Chef?"

Re:WS2K3 SP1

[arete]

(to the parent - not the gp, who is me : )

if it were up to me, I'd mod up your post before mine - that was witty AND concise.

Naturally, I try to write something funny, and I get insightful. The only time I can remember getting a funny mod was when I complained about only getting insightful mods - like this - which is a pretty perfect example of something that shouldn't be modded funny, so it was one of my least deserving moments.

*sigh*

What's worse is I was proud of it anyway ; )

Re:WS2K3 SP1

[mopslik]

They want a blindingly fast machine with a 90 inch display that fits on their keychain and uses no power.

Now that's not true at all. I want my machine to generate power, which I can then use to run the cake machine.

Re:Slashdot doubling as a calendar

[Ford Prefect]

Hmm, Microsoft security updates. Must be the 2nd Tuesday of the month.

(Double-check...)

(Triple-check...)

But it's Wednesday!

Re:WS2K3 SP1

[andreMA]

They want a blindingly fast machine with a 90 inch display that fits on their keychain and uses no power. They want this machine to be completely secure while allowing random applications to do whatever necessary to squeeze their hardware. They want it to use an OS that is unpopular enough instill geek pride but is somehow the primary development platform of all cool games.

Oh, and it should be Free as in speech, Free as in beer, and produced by a trusted public company that somehow makes money off this without doing anything that would make them unloved.

And they want cute little penguins to somehow get them laid by actual women, generally without them having to go anywhere they might actually meet women.

And a pony. I can't believe you forgot the pony.

Re:Phew!

[Laura_DilDio]

No, this just evidence that Microsoft takes security seriously -- more seriously, in fact, than that pinko-commie-bastard operating system you all feel so drawn towards.

Also, I'll have you pigs know that I'm leaving my duties at the Yankee Group. I've accepted a position serving Lord William at Microsoft. I'm to be his new Groom of the Stool [channel4.com]

Love,
Laura

Hooray!

[ErZo]

"Microsoft Releases Eight Security Updates" - And twentyfour new ones! Yay!