Microsoftissued eight security fixes for its software in its regular Patch Tuesday update. Five of the eight patches, which fixed 10 security vulnerabilities, were rated as critical, Microsoft’s most severe rating. The affected software ranged from the Windows operating system to Microsoft Office. Meanwhile, the remaining three patches were rated as important, fixing flaws in Windows and Office.

One of the most serious security vulnerabilities was found in the Windows Graphics Device Interface, which is used to process images. The two vulnerabilities were privately reported, and could allow an attacker to take over an affected system.

Meanwhile, another serious flaw in Microsoft Project could also leave users open to having remote code executed on their machines if they open a malicious Project file.

The update is rated critical for Microsoft Project 2000 Service Release 1 and “important” for both Microsoft Project 2002 Service Pack 1, and Microsoft Office Project 2003 Service Pack 2.

A potentially dangerous ActiveX bug was also fixed in the regular update, with a critical patch disabling two components found in Yahoo Jukebox. The latest version of Yahoo’s software also deals with the known issues. Internet Explorer, meanwhile, got a cumulative update.

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