Hackers will quickly jump on one of 15 vulnerabilities Microsoft patched Tuesday to build attack code that infects Internet Explorer users. The bug, which Microsoft patched as part of a record-tying security update for the month of November, is in the Windows kernel. The kernel improperly parses Embedded OpenType (EOT) fonts, a compact form of fonts designed for use on Web pages that can also be used in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint documents. Microsoft rated the flaw as “critical,” its highest threat rating, and gave the bug an exploitability ranking of “1””]
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