Microsoft plans to ship two patches on Jan. 8 to patch code execution vulnerabilities in its newest OS.
Microsoft's first Patch Tuesday for 2008 will be unusually quiet.
The Redmond, Wash. software maker plans to ship just two security bulletins on Jan. 8 to patch code execution vulnerabilities in the Windows operating system.
One of the two bulletins will be rated "critical," Microsoft's highest severity rating. The second is rated "important."
According to information in the company's advance notice mechanism, the "critical" bulletin affects all versions of Windows, including Windows Vista.
The second issue, described as a privilege escalation risk, affects Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003.
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