Microsoft Issues May Security Bulletin

May's "Patch Tuesday" has arrived. Today Microsoft issued a fix for an "important" security flaw found in Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 and 4, also in legacy versions of Windows 98, Windows 98 SE and Windows Me. Important severity ratings are the second highest tier behind critical updates.

"A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that Web View in Windows Explorer handles certain HTML characters in preview fields," read the bulletin. Also today, Microsoft refreshed its malware removal tool and shot off its first two advisories from the Microsoft Security Advisories program, which provides technical background before patches can be issued to address the latest vulnerabilities.