With this March Microsoft Patch Tuesday Security Update, we see a light or relatively minor release of Microsoft Security updates with two application level updates rated as Important. Both the Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Movie Maker patches released this month will likely require a reboot of the target system. Our sample of over 2,000 applications are analysed for application level conflicts with Microsoft Security Updates and potential dependencies, or down-level conflicts. Based on the results of our AOK Application Compatibility Lab only one patch appears to have the potential for a marginal impact on a standard corporate or enterprise application portfolio; MS10-017 Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution. We have included a brief snap-shot of some of the results from our AOK Software that demonstrates some of the potential impacts on the application package with the following snap-shot image. MS10-003 Vulnerability in Microsoft Office (MSO) Could Allow Remote Code Execution. Testing Summary
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Security Update Detailed Summary
*All results are based on an AOK Application Compatibility Lab’s test portfolio of over 1,000 applications. |
This blog details some of my thoughts and aspirations relating to application packaging, compatibility and the ongoing management of applications on desktop, server and cloud platforms. I have a strong focus on the Windows desktop space, but as we progress into more and more cloud based application management, we will definitely see more posts on getting applications working in the cloud.
Friday 12 March 2010
Microsoft Patch Tuesday: March 2010
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