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Microsoft confirms new 64-bit Windows 7 vulnerability
Posted by Philipp Esselbach on: 05/19/2010 09:01 PM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]
Neowin reports that Microsoft has confirmed a new 64-Bit Windows 7 vulnerability
Microsoft said on Tuesday that it is investigating a publicly reported vulnerability in the Windows Canonical Display Driver (cdd.dll) affecting 64-bit versions of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.
The flaw resides in the Canonical Display Driver, used by desktop composition to blend the Windows Graphics Device Interface (GDI) and DirectX drawing. The issue affects Windows 7 x64, Windows Server 2008 R2 x64, and Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium systems. It is possible that the vulnerability could allow code execution, although successful code execution is unlikely due to memory randomization. If a malicious user were able to exploit the flaw it would "likely cause the affected system to stop responding and restart" according to a Microsoft spokesperson.
The flaw resides in the Canonical Display Driver, used by desktop composition to blend the Windows Graphics Device Interface (GDI) and DirectX drawing. The issue affects Windows 7 x64, Windows Server 2008 R2 x64, and Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium systems. It is possible that the vulnerability could allow code execution, although successful code execution is unlikely due to memory randomization. If a malicious user were able to exploit the flaw it would "likely cause the affected system to stop responding and restart" according to a Microsoft spokesperson.
Microsoft confirms new 64-bit Windows 7 vulnerability
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