Microsoft issues critical patch for Windows 7, Vista users
Microsoft released four security bulletins for Patch Tuesday today, including one that fixes a critical hole related to Bluetooth in Window 7 and Vista and three less serious patches that plug 21 holes affecting all supported versions of Windows and Visio 2003. The highest priority is MS11-053, which fixes a vulnerability that could allow an attacker to take control of a computer by sending malicious Bluetooth wireless packets. Jerry Bryant, group manager for security response at Microsoft, downplayed the possibility of exploitation in the wild, saying there are mitigating factors, including the fact that Bluetooth on a target device would have to be discoverable, which is not the default mode. "So an attacker would have to be in line-of-sight of you and would have to brute force their way into discovering your (network) address, and that would be assuming you are actively advertising it for them," he said in an interview. "There are tools out there to hel...
