Microsoft warns that 64-bit Win7 operating system vulnerabilities may cause system crash

  

Beijing time on May 20 morning news, according to foreign media reports, Microsoft warned on Tuesday that a vulnerability in 64-bit Windows 7 graphics display component is possible Causes the system to crash, or is exploited by hackers and executes remote code. Microsoft is currently working to fix the vulnerability.

Microsoft is investigating a new vulnerability in the Windows Canonical Display Driver (cdd.dll) driver. This driver enables applications to use graphics and formatted text in video displays and printers. The affected operating systems include 64-bit Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.

A Microsoft spokesperson said the company is working hard to develop a security patch to address the vulnerability and will release the patch after the test is complete.

At the same time, users can prevent this vulnerability from being exploited by others by turning off Windows Aero. This feature is available in Windows 7 Home Premium, Business, Ultimate, and Enterprise. This vulnerability only affects systems running Windows Aero, which has been turned off by default in Windows Server 2008 R2. Microsoft has disclosed the information in the security recommendations released on Tuesday.

The security advisor writes: "Although the vulnerability allows code execution, it is unlikely to be successful because of the randomness of memory. In many cases, it is more likely that when Successful exploitation of this vulnerability caused the affected system to stop responding and automatically restart. We have not found any attacks that attempt to use the vulnerability, nor have we found users affected by it."

Microsoft said, If the third-party photo browsing software uses the Windws Graphics Device Interface (GDI) API (Application Programming Interface) to render the image, it may be affected by this problem.

A hacker might launch an attack by sending a malicious image to the user or enticing the user to visit a website that contains malicious images.

Security company Secunia rated the vulnerability as "less critical", only one level higher than the lowest level of "not critical".

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