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[ISN] Microsoft, Oracle Issue Patches, While Zero-Day Exploits Surface

From: InfoSec News (alertsinfosecnews.org)
Date: Thu Jan 15 2009 - 01:42:51 CST

http://www.informationweek.com/news/security/vulnerabilities/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=212900197

By Thomas Claburn
InformationWeek
January 13, 2009

Following a frantic December that featured an emergency patch for
Internet Explorer, Windows administrators may be looking forward to a
month with fewer security worries.

And it might appear that they're getting a break: Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT)
on its Patch Tuesday released its January Security Bulletin featuring
only one bulletin that addresses three vulnerabilities.

"It's a great way to start the year," said Andrew Storms, director of
security operations at nCircle Network Security, in a phone interview.
"It's going to give everyone the opportunity to clean up from the
patches of 2008."

Oracle (NSDQ: ORCL) administrators have a bit more work to do: Oracle on
Tuesday released 41 patches as part of its quarterly patch cycle.

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