5 Major Takeaways From Microsoft’s July Patch Tuesday>
– Tara Seals, Managing Editor, News, Dark Reading
/d/d-id/1338368 1. Microsoft has released 79 security updates on July Patch Tuesday, addressing nearly 180 CVEs in products such as Windows, ChakraCore, Office, Silverlight, SQL Server, and others. 2. Of the 79 security updates, 11 are rated âCriticalâ and the remining 68 âImportantâ in severity. 3. Microsoft released fixes for zero-day vulnerabilities in Windows 7, specifically CVE-2020-1350 and CVE-2020-1480, which have been discussed in the security community, have been actively exploited, and could allow an attacker to take full control of a system. 4. Microsoft issued an Emergency Out-Of-Band Update (EOU) to address a spoofing vulnerability (CVE-2020-1372). This update affects all versions of Windows from Windows 7 to Windows 10, and should be applied as soon as possible. 5. Microsoft pushed out four virtual patching security advisories that address vulnerabilities in several products, including Internet Explorer and Office, but donât contain CVE numbers as the company is still patching those issues. It suggests users apply the workarounds outlined in the advisories until the vulnerabilities
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