Hackers Smell Blood In Common Windows Interface
GDIs handle and transmit graphics to output devices like monitors and printers. Hackers are attempting to bombard the JPEG GDIs to achieve a buffer overrun that could allow for the execution of malicious code.
Microsoft made the vulnerability public last week with the issuance of a Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-028.
Microsoft rates the severity of the threat as critical and advises users to apply an update immediately. Updates and their related Windows operating-system versions can be ...
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