Microsoft pushes out massive security update for Internet Explorer
Tony Bradley@tonybradleybsg
Jun 10, 2014 12:38 PM
Six down, six to go. Today is the Microsoft Patch Tuesday for June, and it comes with seven new security bulletins. The good news is that five of the seven are only rated as Important, but one of the two Critical security bulletins—the cumulative update for Internet Explorer—is huge.
In all, the seven security bulletins address a total of 66 specific vulnerabilities. The Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (MS14-035) accounts for 59 of them—a record for a single Microsoft security bulletin.
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That said, with 59 separate vulnerabilities in the most widely-used browser, it is an absolute certainty that malware developers will be working diligently to reverse-engineer the patches and craft exploits to target those flaws. It is absolutely imperative that you apply the patch for MS14-035 as soon as possible. [Emphasis added/]
The other Critical security bulletin this month—MS14-036—addresses a couple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Graphics component that could enable remote code execution if successfully exploited. The list of affected applications is extensive, including all versions of Windows and Office.
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Review the security bulletins from Microsoft and figure out which ones apply to you. I recommend you install all applicable updates to fix vulnerabilities before malware developers figure out how to exploit them. Start with the two Critical updates—MS14-035 and MS14-036—but then move as quickly as possible to implement the rest of the updates as well.
Source: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2361507/microsoft-pushes-out-massive-security-update-for-internet-explorer.html
Question: Apart from the above, MS has checkmarked IE11, but is there any compelling reason to download it when my IE9 has been patched and is working well?