National Cyber Alert System

Cyber Security Alert SA09-251A

Microsoft Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities

Original release date: September 08, 2009
Last revised: –
Source: US-CERT

Systems Affected

* Microsoft Windows

Overview

Microsoft has released updates to address vulnerabilities in
Microsoft Windows.

Solution

Install updates

The updates to address these vulnerabilities are available on the
Microsoft Update site (requires Internet Explorer). We recommend
enabling Automatic Updates.

Description

Microsoft has released multiple security bulletins for critical
vulnerabilities in Windows. These bulletins are described in the
Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for September 2009. These
vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to gain control of your
computer or cause it to crash.

References

* Technical Cyber Security Alert TA09-251A -
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-251A.html

* Microsoft Updates – https://update.microsoft.com/

* Microsoft Automatic Updates -
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/update/msupdate_keep_current.mspx

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http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/alerts/SA09-251A.html