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CVEs found in October finally dropped to just 88
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Published onOctober 13, 2020
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Key notes
With the OctoberPatch Tuesdayupdates, the center focus of pretty much everyone is the security improvements.
Of course, with new updates, everyone is looking for the new features and improvements but the central point of thePatch Tuesdayupdates is the list of CVEs that accompany it.
With the current pandemy, 2020 was a hard year for security. Unfortunately, the numbers detected until nowexceeded the entirety of last year.
Here’s a little rundown on the number of CVEs that have been tracked down this year:
There is, however, a little spark at the end of the tunnel as the October Patch Tuesday delivers only 88vulnerabilitiesthat have been detected and dealt with.
It’s the second month of this year with less than 100 flagged vulnerabilities and the smallest number this year.
As usual, these affect bothMicrosoftand Adobe products, ranging in severity fromImportanttoCritical.
Only 88 vulnerabilities were identified this month
As it was expected, the Microsoft products were found the most vulnerable, with 87 out of the total of 88, the remaining vulnerability attributed to Adobe products.
Vulnerabilities found in Adobe Products
This month vulnerabilities were found for one Adobe product, and that is Flash.
It’s imperative to note that Flash will reach the end of life at the end of this year. Also, the patch is meant to fix a NULL pointer Deference bug.
Vulnerabilities found in Microsoft Products
There were a lot more Microsoft products affected by vulnerabilities according to the new discoveries.
These include products likeMicrosoft Windows, Office, Exchange Server, Microsoft Dynamics, Visual Studio, .NET Framework, Windows Codecs Library, and more.
Of the 87 total vulnerabilities discovered, 11 were rated asCritical, 75were listed asImportant, and one was labeled asModerate.
What were considered the most severe CVEs?
Of the 87 discovered vulnerabilities, there are some that stood out:
As mentioned above, vulnerabilities suffered an abrupt fall, and while October does boast only 88 vulnerabilities, this is just a reminder that only last month there were 147 vulnerabilities found.
If you want to read the complete list of all identified CVEs for the October Patch Tuesday updates, checkthis dedicated article, and you’ll find all the information there.
For download links and more information,this comprehensive articlewill give you all the details.
If you have any knowledge of any other vulnerabilities that were not covered this month, then it will probably be fixed by the next Patch Tuesday updates.
Speaking of which, the next round of updates will be available starting with November 10.
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Claudiu Andone
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Oldtimer in the tech and science press, Claudiu is focused on whatever comes new from Microsoft.
His abrupt interest in computers started when he saw the first Home Computer as a kid. However, his passion for Windows and everything related became obvious when he became a sys admin in a computer science high school.
With 14 years of experience in writing about everything there is to know about science and technology, Claudiu also likes rock music, chilling in the garden, and Star Wars. May the force be with you, always!
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Claudiu Andone
Windows Toubleshooting Expert
Oldtimer in the tech and science press, with 14 years of experience in writing on everything there is to know about science, technology, and Microsoft
