MS Emergency Patch info

[Moby-Dick]

Micrsoft are releasing an out of Band security Patch today.

This is only the 2nd time they've ever done this, so Its definatly important.

heres the infro on bink.

BE AWARE: Microsoft will release an emergency security patch today!!
Posted by Steven Bink about 1 hour ago with no comments
Filed under: Security

Microsoft notified me that they will release an emergency security patch later today.

Thursday October 23rd, 17:00 GMT (That is 19:00 for GMT+1+summertime)

All Microsoft said is that the vulnerability can be remotely exploited by malware.

Microsoft advices every Windows user / administrator to update their machines

Every currently supported Windows version is affected, so:

Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Vista, Windows 2008, 2008 Core.

I'm not sure if all editions are affected, but it does look like it, so also Windows Embedded? Windows CE ? 2008 Core installation? Hyper-V Server?

To my knowlegde this is only the second time that Microsoft has released an out of band security patch.



UPDATE: now posted: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sec.../ms08-oct.mspx

get ready for an update tonight.

[alsenior]

anybody know what this affects?

[shaithis]

I get the impression they are being purposely vague about the exploit........it must be easily exploitable.

"Remote code execution" is all I can find on their site.

[Moby-Dick]

Info shoudl be out a bit later - from what I can find out , its classed as important on 2k8 and vista , but critical on 2k3 and xp

[0iD]

Someone's found a back door that's wide open then.

[sleepyhead]

At least MS has done something about it rather than hide it in the monthly security updates.