Microsoft has announced that users should take the time to download and install a patch for seven critical security vulnerabilities that will be released on Valentine’s Day, February 14th.
In its monthly update announcement, Microsoft indicated that at least two of the seven security vulnerabilities are classified as “critical” – according to Microsoft’s own definition, a vulnerability is rated as such only if it can be exploited remotely.
Among the two severe vulnerabilities, one affects the Windows Media Player multimedia application, according to Microsoft. However, as is customary, Microsoft did not disclose any details about this security flaw. According to the security firm Secunia, there are currently no known critical vulnerabilities in Windows Media Player. This implies that this security flaw is not yet known and has not been exploited.
Four of the seven vulnerabilities belong to the Windows operating system, and one of them is classified by Microsoft as critical.
It is possible that Microsoft will patch both or just one of these critical vulnerabilities in the update scheduled for next Tuesday, simply because Microsoft always needs time to develop and test its patches.
The remaining two vulnerabilities are classified as “important” and pertain to the Microsoft Office suite. However, one of these two vulnerabilities affects both the Windows operating system and MS Office.
Additionally, Microsoft will release a non-security-related update specifically for the Windows operating system and update the Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool to enhance its ability to detect and remove the new dangerous computer worm Kama Sutra/MyWife/Nyxem, which has been spreading rapidly in recent times.
