June Patch Tuesday will be a biggie!

Stephen Withers
Friday, 05 June 2009 09:46

Business IT - Security

Microsoft also plans to release an update to the MS09-017 bulletin from May which identified an Office vulnerability but only delivered fixes for Office for Windows.

The flaw also exists in Office for Mac (2004 and 2008), the Open XML File Format Converter for Mac, and Microsoft Works 8.5 and 9.0, but Microsoft didn't have patches ready for those products.

These updates "will be ready to go on Tuesday," according to Jerry Bryant of Microsoft's Security Response Center.

As usual, Microsoft will also release updates for the Malicious Software Removal Tool and the Windows Mail Junk E-Mail Filter, along with an Update Rollup for ActiveX Killbits.

There will also be cumulative updates for Media Center for Vista and Media Center TVPack for Vista.

What's not being fixed is the DirectShow vulnerability revealed in late May. Microsoft's still working on a production-quality fix, but believes the previously advised workaround provides reasonable protection for most users.

With significant updates coming for Windows, Internet Explorer and Office for Windows and Mac, Microsoft's update servers are likely to be in for a hammering on Tuesday.