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Microsoft Security Advisory Notification - Issued: January 20, 2010 part 2

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Title: Microsoft Security Advisory Notification

Issued: January 20, 2010

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Security Advisories Updated or Released Today ==============================================

* Microsoft Security Advisory (979682)

- Title: Vulnerability in Windows Kernel Could Allow

Elevation of Privilege

- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/979682.mspx

- Revision Note: V1.0 (January 20, 2010): Advisory published.

* Microsoft Security Advisory (979352)

- Title: Vulnerability in Internet Explorer Could

Allow Remote Code Execution

- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/979352.mspx

- Revision Note: V1.2 (January 20, 2010): Revised Executive

Summary to reflect the changing nature of attacks attempting

to exploit the vulnerability. Clarified information in the

Mitigating Factors section for Data Execution Prevention

(DEP) and Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Express, and Windows

Mail. Clarified several Frequently Asked Questions to provide

further details about the vulnerability and ways to limit the

possibility of exploitation. Added "Enable or disable

ActiveX controls in Office 2007" and "Do not open unexpected

files" to the Workarounds section.

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