Fix PC Errors

The monthly updates released on Tuesday from Microsoft brought a few Critical repairs to its customers, with one important fix corrected a remotely executable vulnerability in the Bluetooth stack.

According to Microsoft, the flaw (MS08-036) could allow attackers to gain complete control over Windows XP and Vista machines by flooding the computers with bogus service requests. The flaw has not been publicly announced (Microsoft did not say who reported it), and is not being exploited in the wild, the company says.

MS08-034 plugs a hole in the Bluetooth stack in Windows that could allow remote code execution. The bulletin was rated critical because an attacker could exploit the vulnerability remotely to take control of an affected system and install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.