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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | KDan writes "As reported by numerous sources, a new vulnerability has been disclosed (and patched) by Microsoft. This one concerns the parsing of JPEGs in XP Microsoft applications. A buffer overflow can be used to execute arbitrary code. So all those times you told your parents/friends that looking at images was safe - well, not anymore." http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/09/14/2226226 |
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