Microsoft released more security patches today to fix multiple dangerous security flaws that expose billions of Windows users to remote code execution attacks.
The Patch Tuesday batch for May 2012 23 documented vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows, the Microsoft .NET Framework and Microsoft Silverlight.
The company is urging Windows users to pay special attention to MS12-034, a “critical” bulletin that patches 10 distinct security holes. Three of these vulnerabilities have already been publicly disclosed and Microsoft expects to see working exploit code released within 30 days.
The vulnerable code in the MS12-034 bulletin is linked to the Duqu malware that was used to spy on high-profile targets in Iran.
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