Microsoft, Adobe, Oracle release security fixes

Microsoft, Adobe and Oracle is scheduled to release a security update to address security vulnerabilities products. Microsoft has released only one security bulletin to address a security vulnerability. However, Microsoft categorizes security vulnerabilities as critical.

One of Microsoft’s security vulnerabilities are affecting everything, from Windows 2000 to Windows 7, but in critical categories for Windows 2000. From XP SP2 and later products, Microsoft has strengthened the heap memory with the heap memory protection strategy, this makes the security vulnerabilities are less of a problem for new systems.

Adobe is also scheduled to release a security update. One of the updates that are expected to patch the security vulnerability critical zero-day and affecting the Acrobat Reader, which was first identified on December 14.

Meanwhile, Oracle is scheduled to release an advisory that addresses 24 security vulnerabilities as well as part of their quarterly security update.

Symantec strongly recommends users to patch their systems to address this security vulnerability. In addition, companies are encouraged to consider implementing a patch management solution automatically to help overcome these risks.