Mntsnow
03-12-2004, 7:04 AM
A patch Microsoft released yesterday for Outlook is more vulnerable than first appeared, the software firm said.
The company upgraded the patch's importance from "important" to "critical".
The difference between the two ratings is the distinction between someone politely telling you "we think you should install this today" and "install this patch now before your system is turned to goo".
Apparently, the sudden change in severity for the security classification for bulletin MS04-009 came after Microsoft learned of a "new attack scenario" which hackers could use. Read more (http://www.theinquirer.net//?article=14640)
The company upgraded the patch's importance from "important" to "critical".
The difference between the two ratings is the distinction between someone politely telling you "we think you should install this today" and "install this patch now before your system is turned to goo".
Apparently, the sudden change in severity for the security classification for bulletin MS04-009 came after Microsoft learned of a "new attack scenario" which hackers could use. Read more (http://www.theinquirer.net//?article=14640)