Critical Windows Security Patch: Windows image-handling flaw lets in attackers

[mandy]

Microsoft's latest patch addresses a critical problem in the way Windows renders two image formats

Three security flaws in the way Windows handles certain graphics files could create an opening for spyware and Trojan horse attacks, Microsoft has warned

The vulnerabilities relate to how the operating system renders the Windows Metafile (WMF) and Enhanced Metafile (EMF) image formats

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full article: http://news.zdnet.co.uk/0,39020330,39236233,00.htm

The patches were released yesterday through Windows Update.

[rose]

I'll refrain from saying the L(inux) word.