McAfee Responds to Patch Tuesday

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- McAfee, Inc. (NYSE: MFE), today announced that it provides coverage for the eight security vulnerabilities disclosed by Microsoft Corporation. These vulnerabilities have been reviewed by McAfee Avert Labs, and based on their findings, McAfee recommends that users confirm the Microsoft product versioning outlined in the bulletins and update as recommended by Microsoft and McAfee. This includes deploying solutions to ensure protection against the vulnerabilities outlined in this advisory.

"Of particular concern are CVE-2007-0938, the Microsoft Content Management Service Remote Code Execution Vulnerability of MS07-018 and MS07-021, and the MsgBox (CSRSS) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability," said David Marcus, security research and communications manager, McAfee Avert Labs. "Both of these can result in remote code execution on affected systems. Combined with the popularity of browser or Web-based attack vectors, these vulnerabilities can be particularly dangerous. Consumers and enterprises should take these vulnerabilities very seriously and employ a risk-based management approach to make sure they are properly protected."

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