TITLE:
Microsoft Windows Graphics Rendering Engine Vulnerability
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA20631
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.c
om/advisories/20631/
CRITICAL:
Highly critical
IMPACT:
System access
WHERE:
From remote
OPERATING SYSTEM:
Microsoft Windows Millenium
http://secunia.com/pro
duct/14/
Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
http://secunia.com/pro
duct/13/
Microsoft Windows 98
http://secunia.com/pro
duct/12/
DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in certain older versions
of
Windows, which can be exploited by malicious people to
compromise a
user's system.
The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the graphics
rendering
engine when processing WMF (Windows Metafile) images and can
be
exploited when a user e.g. visits a malicious web site.
Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.
SOLUTION:
Apply patches.
Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, and Windows Me:
Patches are available from the Windows Update web site.
Windows Me (Slovenian):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=A0E
7D4F9-0519-405D-BAB0-A525B3D3FBCF&displaylang=sl
Windows Me (Slovakian):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=A0E
7D4F9-0519-405D-BAB0-A525B3D3FBCF&displaylang=sk
Windows Me (Thai):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=A0E
7D4F9-0519-405D-BAB0-A525B3D3FBCF&displaylang=th
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
MS06-026 (KB918547):
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bullet
in/MS06-026.mspx
============= PCWorks Mailing List =================
Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines &
make sure you've followed proper posting procedures,
http://pcworkers.com/r
ules.htm
Contact list owner <owner-pcworks imagicomm.com>
Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com
=====================================================
|