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Image-handling flaws put Windows PCs at risk
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Posted by Donster on: 2005-11-08 16:15:07 632
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By Joris Evers Staff Writer, CNET News.com
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, Microsoft said Tuesday in its MS05-053 security bulletin. Two of them could allow a remote intruder to gain complete control over a Windows PC, Microsoft warned in the bulletin, the sole one in its monthly patch cycle.
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