Microsoft patches Windows graphics bugs
Security experts are urging IT administrators to patch systems affected by a two critical vulnerabilities affecting the core graphics subsystem of Windows revealed by Microsoft late yesterday.
Microsoft released the patch, which was of five given its highest, 'critical' rating and eight fixes in total, as part of its monthly, 'Patch Tuesday' security bulletin.
MS08-02 fixes two vulnerabilities in Windows' graphics device interface (GDI), one of three core Windows subsystems, that the software vendor said could allow a hacker to take over someone's computer if a user opens a document or link containing infected common image files, according to Microsoft.
