Three more patches from Microsoft

By Iain Thomson
March 09, 2004

Windows, Office XP and Messenger get fixes for 'moderate' to 'important' vulnerabilities

Microsoft has issued three security patches for its software systems.

Although none of the fixes are rated as critical, one update, covering Office XP, is deemed 'important', Microsoft's second highest rating. Patches will be available for download from 18:00 GMT today.

The three patches cover the following areas:

MS04-008 addresses vulnerability in Microsoft Windows and has a maximum severity rating of 'moderate'.

MS04-009 addresses vulnerability in Microsoft Office XP and has a maximum severity rating of 'important'.

MS04-010 addresses vulnerability in Microsoft MSN Messenger and has a maximum severity rating of 'moderate'.

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