Microsoft released a temporary fix on Wednesday for a vulnerability in its Windows Graphics Rendering Engine that it had warned users about only the previous day. The vulnerability lets attackers run arbitrary code, taking over victims’ computers. It affects the Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP platforms. “It’s rare for Microsoft to release a mitigation for a bug within 24 hours,” said Chester Wisniewski, a senior security adviser at Sophos.
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Microsoft Offers Band-Aid for New Windows Graphics Bug
Posted by: Richard Adhikari January 5, 2011 02:44 PMMicrosoft released a temporary fix on Wednesday for a vulnerability in its Windows Graphics Rendering Engine that it had warned users about only the previous day. The vulnerability lets attackers run arbitrary code, taking over victims’ computers. It affects the Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP platforms. “It’s rare for Microsoft to release a mitigation for a bug within 24 hours,” said Chester Wisniewski, a senior security adviser at Sophos.