Microsoft To Patch Critical Holes In Windows, Office

As it's done since November, 2004, Microsoft gave users and enterprises a bit of early warning by publishing its monthly Security Bulletin Advance Notification on its Web site and via e-mail.

Microsoft doesn't disclose details of the specific vulnerabilities for which patches will be released, so it's unknown if one of the two Windows bulletins will include a fix for the recently disclosed Internet Explorer bug.

The bulletins will also include one for Office that Microsoft characterized as a "non-security, high priority update."

The security bulletins will be published to Microsoft's Security siteTuesday, July 12 sometime after noon EDT.