Microsoft today released nine security bulletins as part of its August 2016 Patch Tuesday updates.
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Microsoft Patches Critical Vulnerabilities in its Browsers
Microsoft released 13 security bulletins, five of which it rated critical, including separate advisories patching two dozen flaws in IE and Microsoft Edge browsers.
Active DoS Exploits for MS15-034 Under Way
Public denial-of-service exploits for a critical vulnerability in Microsoft’s implementation of the HTTP protocol stack, HTTP.sys are under way, while remote code execution attacks may still be to come.
Patched Windows Kernel-Mode Driver Flaw Exploitable With One Bit Change
Details have been disclosed on a Windows kernel-mode driver privilege escalation vulnerability that was patched Tuesday by Microsoft.
Microsoft Group Policy Vulnerability Affects All Windows Computers
Details were released on two Microsoft Group Policy vulnerabilities affecting all Windows machines going back to Windows Server 2003. The flaws were addressed in separate Patch Tuesday security bulletins.
Monster IE Update Top Patch Tuesday Priority
Microsoft released its February 2015 Patch Tuesday security bulletins, including a massive update for Internet Explorer and a patch for a Windows zero day disclosed by Google.