Microsoft Patches Critical Bugs in Windows Graphics System
Microsoft issued a critical patch for two vulnerabilities in the core graphics subsystem of Windows, one of eight fixes released Tuesday as part of its monthly security updates.
Microsoft released a total of five critical patches in its April security bulletin. Two of them fix bugs in Windows, two fix bugs in Windows and Internet Explorer (IE), and one fixes a vulnerability in Microsoft Office. The critical rating means an attacker could potentially exploit the flaws to hack into a victim’s computer.
The other patches fix vulnerabilities in Windows and Office and were rated “important.” Microsoft releases patches on the second Tuesday of every month, which has become known in the industry as “Patch Tuesday.”
MS08-021 fixes two vulnerabilities in Windows’ graphics device interface (GDI), one of three core Windows subsystems, that could allow a hacker to take over someone’s computer if a user opens certain kinds of image files, according to Microsoft…more