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| Microsoft Security |
Early this week Microsoft announced a security update for the recently disclosed Windows animated mouse cursor flaw, which has resulted in a so-called "zero-day" exploit. So last Tuesday, Microsoft delivered a patch for this flaw in advance of its regularly scheduled monthly security patch schedule.
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Vulnerabilities in GDI Could Allow Remote Code Execution (925902)
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Remote Code Execution |
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Note: The flaw, which involves the Internet Explorer rendering engine, has already led to exploit code being available online, which in turn required Microsoft to move more quickly on the patch. This had let to some problems with the patch. Microsoft has released an update for an issue that has to do with the Realtek HD Audio Control Panel which may not start after you install the security update KB925902. You can get the update on the Microsoft Download site.