News and Pictures Pose Critical Risks to Windows
Severity: High
9 October, 2007
Summary:
Today, Microsoft released three security bulletins describing vulnerabilities that affect Windows and components shipping with it. A remote attacker could exploit the worst of these flaws to execute code on your Windows PC, potentially gaining complete control of it. For a table briefly summarizing which vulnerabilities affect which versions of Windows, see Microsoft’s Security Bulletin Summary for October and expand the section, “Affected Software and Download Location.” If you manage a Windows network, you should download, test, and deploy the appropriate Windows patches throughout your network as soon as possible.
Exposure:
Microsoft’s three security bulletins detail vulnerabilities found in, or affecting, components of Windows. Each vulnerability affects different versions of Windows to a different extent. The summary below lists the vulnerabilities from highest to lowest severity.
MS07-055 : Kodak Image Viewer Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
The Kodak Image Viewer ships with Windows and allows you to view digital images. Unfortunately, the Kodak Image Viewer suffers from an unspecified “code execution vulnerability” involving the way it parses specially
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