Microsoft today released its final monthly patch release of 2010. The Redmond software giant went out in style with a large release of 17 bulletins containing fixes for some 40 vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows, Office, Internet Explorer, SharePoint and Exchange. Microsoft says its original definitions of what makes a software hole important still apply. Security experts aren t so sure. The experts we consulted about the current state of Microsoft s Severity Rating System mostly had good things to say. But all agreed that the system is due for renovation.
Source: https://threatpost.com/after-decade-time-rethink-microsoft-s-vulnerability-ratings-121410/74774/