Severity: High

10 March, 2009

Summary:

• These vulnerabilities affect: All current versions of Windows
• How an attacker exploits them: Multiple vectors of attack, including enticing your users to a malicious web site
• Impact: Various results; in the worst case, attacker can gain complete control of your Windows computer
• What to do: Install the appropriate Microsoft patches immediately

Exposure:

Today, Microsoft released three security bulletins describing eight vulnerabilities that affect Windows and components that ship with it. Each vulnerability affects different versions of Windows to varying degrees. However, a remote attacker could exploit the worst of these flaws to gain complete control of your Windows PC. The summary below lists the vulnerabilities, in order from highest to lowest severity.