October 2010 Patch Tuesday will come with most bulletins ever

    October 2010 Patch Tuesday will come with most bulletins ever


    Posted: 08 Oct 2010

    According to the Microsoft Security Response Center, Microsoft will issue 16 Security Bulletins addressing 49 vulnerabilities on Tuesday, October 12. It will also host a webcast to address customer questions the following day.

    Four of the vulnerabilities are rated "Critical," 10 are marked "Important," and the last two are classified as "Moderate." All of the Critical vulnerabilities earned their rating through a remote code execution impact, meaning a hacker could potentially gain control of an infected machine. At least eight of the 16 patches will require a restart.

    The list of affected operating systems includes Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008 R2. Microsoft Office XP, Office 2003, Office 2007, and Office 2010 are also being patched, as are the supported Mac versions: Office 2004 and Office 2008. Interestingly, Microsoft Office Web Apps is also included on the list; this is the first time we've seen it present.
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    October 2010 Patch Tuesday will come with most bulletins ever
    Posted By: JMH
    08 Oct 2010



  1. Posts : 14,606
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 7600
       #1

    Thanks for the heads up jan, just last week this new laptop had 25 updates in one evening (i installed office 2007) and the very next day there was a further 18 updates, so i am getting acustomed to very large updates!
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  2. Posts : 2,344
    Windows 10 Pro x64
       #2

    Thank for the information.
    It's getting to be a very long list of updates that you have to install to keep your system safe.
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  3. Posts : 660
    win7
       #3

    Thanks, will keep my eyes open.
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  4. Posts : 7,878
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #4

    Always makes for a bit of job security when I have to review all of these patches for our WSUS system at the office.
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  5. Posts : 10,994
    Win 7 Pro 64-bit
       #5

    Does anyone besides me wait a couple of days before installing updates just to see if there are any reported problems?
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  6. Posts : 2,344
    Windows 10 Pro x64
       #6

    marsmimar said:
    Does anyone besides me wait a couple of days before installing updates just to see if there are any reported problems?
    I don't as the problems reported are usually only on some systems and probably wont affect yours.
    There's always system restore and I keep multiple disk images in case of problems.
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  7. Posts : 10,994
    Win 7 Pro 64-bit
       #7

    kodi said:
    marsmimar said:
    Does anyone besides me wait a couple of days before installing updates just to see if there are any reported problems?
    I don't as the problems reported are usually only on some systems and probably wont affect yours.
    There's always system restore and I keep multiple disk images in case of problems.
    Sigh ... That's one of the problems being a senior citizen. I forget about system restore and the fact I have system images. If only I could remember where I put the gingko biloba.
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  8. NoN
    Posts : 4,166
    Windows 7 Professional SP1 - x64 [Non-UEFI Boot]
       #8

    marsmimar said:
    Does anyone besides me wait a couple of days before installing updates just to see if there are any reported problems?
    Before any install of those patch you can review them (right panel) in the listing of Windows Update panel.

    I almost do so before install all those patches. Taking sometimes a little to read but at least you know "approx" what you're installing on your system.
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  9. Posts : 6,349
    Windows7 Pro 64bit SP-1; Windows XP Pro 32bit
       #9

    Sigh ... That's one of the problems being a senior citizen. I forget about system restore and the fact I have system images. If only I could remember where I put the gingko biloba.
    If your like me by the time you find the images they are outdated or the Macrium disappeared.
    There went another light out!
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