Fri, May 29, 2009

Unpatched Web-Exploitable Flaw in DirectX on Windows XP, 2003 and 2000
An unpatched security vulnerability in DirectX on Windows XP, 2003 and 2000 has been announced. It allows an attacker to create and distribute (e.g. via a web site) a malicious QuickTime media file. This malicious file, when viewed (e.g. via a web browser) will run the attacker's commands on the viewing machine. Microsoft is aware of limited active attacks that exploit this vulnerability. While no patches have yet been released, Microsoft has outlined some workarounds that will block some of the ways that this vulnerability is presently being exploited. For more information, and for workaround instructions, please see http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/971778.mspx

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