{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"OTAVA","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.otava.com","title":"February Microsoft Security Updates","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"5309JIv1Nr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.otava.com\/blog\/february-microsoft-security-updates\/\">February Microsoft Security Updates<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.otava.com\/blog\/february-microsoft-security-updates\/embed\/#?secret=5309JIv1Nr\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;February Microsoft Security Updates&#8221; &#8212; OTAVA\" data-secret=\"5309JIv1Nr\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.otava.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"Internet Explorer takes the spotlight in this month\u2019s Microsoft Security Updates. There were 12 updates for February, 5 of which are considered critical. Here\u2019s the lowdown on the five critical vulnerabilities covered on Tuesday. Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer and a Vulnerability in the Vector Markup Language Both of these updates are relevant for IE 6-10, and both are to protect against vulnerabilities that could allow for remote code execution. If a user visits a specially crafted web page within Internet Explorer, an attacker could be given the same level of rights reserved for the user. All of these issues are related to the way IE handles objects in memory, and should be applied immediately. Vulnerability in Media Decompression This came from a publicly disclosed vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. This is a critical update for all editions of Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 and 2008, as well as Vista. Another remote code execution patch, this vulnerability could be exploited if a user opened a specially crafted media file, an Office document with embedded media files, or streaming content. This issues was corrected by focusing on the way DirectShow handles specially made media content. This may require a restart. Vulnerabilities..."}