Next Tuesday, February 8, 2011, Microsoft will release 12 security bulletins and software updates to fix the 22 vulnerabilities described in the bulletins. 3 of the updates have a maximum rating of critical. 11 of the updates, including all 3 critical updates, are for Microsoft Windows, and the 12th is for Visio.

Two of the updates will be for publicly-disclosed bugs: a remote code execution bug in the Windows Graphics engine and a bug in Internet Explorer for which exploit code was released. A vulnerability in the FTP service in IIS 7.0 and 7.5 will also be addressed.

A large number of updates labeled “non-security” will also be released on Patch Tuesday. The are listed as reliability updates and to “resolve issues” whatever that means. Also the usual new version of the Malicious Software Removal Tool and Windows Mail Junk Filter.

Full story: Security Watch

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