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Microsoft To Issue Critical Update To Internet Explorer

Robert Westervelt

A critical security update is planned next week repairing vulnerabilities in all currently supported versions of Internet Explorer


Microsoft will repair critical vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer and other serious flaws in Office and SharePoint Server during its Patch Tuesday updates scheduled for March 12.

The software giant said it would issue seven bulletins next week, four critical and three important, as part of its March 2013 round of scheduled security updates. The issues impact all currently supported versions of Microsoft Windows, the company said in its Advance Notification issued today.

The critical coding errors include remote code execution vulnerabilities and an elevation of privilege flaw. The update also addresses information disclosure errors. Several of the updates, including those slated for its server software, may require a restart, Microsoft said.

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