Severity: High
10 June, 2008
Summary:
- These vulnerabilities affect: All current versions of Windows
- How an attacker exploits them: Multiple vectors of attack, including sending specially crafted packets or enticing your users into downloading and playing media files
- 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 six security bulletins describing vulnerabilities that affect Windows and components shipping with it. Each vulnerability affects different versions of Windows to a different extent. However, a remote attacker could exploit the worst of these flaws to gain complete control of your Windows PCs. The summary below lists the vulnerabilities in order from highest to lowest severity.
MS08-033: Two DirectX Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
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