Widespread Windows Hole Discovered
>From ExtremeTech:
Microsoft Corp. revealed a gaping hole inside most Windows PCs last
week. The flaw lies in DirectX, the set of graphics and multimedia
routines that games and media applications use. Specifically, the
vulnerability lives in the part of the DirectShow DirectX component that
works with MIDI music files. A rogue MIDI file can trigger a buffer
overflow, then take advantage of that to run malicious code on the
victim's machine. Hackers can transmit corrupt MIDIs through Web pages,
e-mails, or file-sharing. Microsoft rates this threat as critical, and
the vulnerability affects most Windows users. Before you do anything
else, go to the ExtremeTech article to get the information you need
about this serious threat and how to head it off.
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