Problem with the Way Microsoft Opens JPEG Files Affects Dozens of ...
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A remote attacker could take complete control over computers running many versions of Microsoft software by inserting malicious code in a JPEG image that executes through an unchecked buffer
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The new flaw is unrelated to the help-file flaws discovered by a Chinese security company last week. Microsoft took the Chinese security group to task for disclosing the vulnerability without giving the company a chance to develop a fix.
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A toolkit designed to exploit a recently-disclosed Microsoft JPEG vulnerability has been released onto the net. The toolkit (screen shot from AV firm F-Secure here) makes it trivially easy for maliciously-minded
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Code that claims to partially exploit a weakness in Microsoft software&#39;s handling of image files has been published on the Internet.
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Microsoft is aiming to offer a higher-quality alternative to JPEG, saying Thursday that it planned to standardize its HD Photo graphics format. The new format is said to offer better quality, less data loss, and advanced functionality.
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Both Windows and Mac versions of the multimedia program have a buffer overflow flaw that puts users at risk.
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Blog: Database issues are causing trouble for some trying to upgrade to Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 1.1.
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A vulnerability in Windows XP and other products means JPEG viruses may not remain just a hoary myth.
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Users of Microsoft Windows who have not downloaded the SP2 update are at risk of exposure to hackers when they open jpeg picture files, the BBC said Thursday.
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A toolkit designed to exploit a recently-disclosed Microsoft JPEG vulnerability has been released onto the net.
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A hacker has released attack code that could be used to exploit a critical bug in some versions of the Windows operating system.Microsoft patched the flaw, which affects older versions of Windows, on Oct. 9. When the Image Viewer tries to open a maliciously encoded TIFF file, it can be tricked into running unauthorized software on the PC.A sample of the exploit was posted Monday to the Milw0rm Web site. The code has not yet been used in online attacks, according to Symantec, which issued an alert Monday.Symantec recommends that Windows users install the MS07-055 update as quickly as possible.Microsoft took the unusual step of issuing its own security update for Kodak&#39;s software, because the image viewer (formerly known as the Wang Image Viewer) had shipped in Windows 2000 systems by default.Still, many Windows users are not affected by the problem. Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 users should not have the software installed on their PCs, unless they downloaded it directly or upgraded from Windows 2000. Windows Vista users are not affected by the bug.Also, users would have to open the TIFF file using the Kodak Image Viewer for the attack to work. Because most PCs are set to automatically open TIFFs using some other piece of software, it is unlikely that an attack would succeed.&quot;Its not a huge deal, though, we don&#39;t think,&quot; said Marc Maiffret, chief technology officer with eEye Digital Security, via instant message. &quot;You probably have some other program that defaults to open TIFFs like QuickTime or Photoshop.&quot;The sample attack code affects the Korean language version of Windows, but it could be easily modified to affect other versions of the software, Maiffret said.
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At least a dozen Microsoft software applications and operating systems affected. Also: The talking worm.
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The first example of a working program designed to exploit a bug in Microsoft&#39;s GDI+ libraryâwhich allows malicious code to be run simply by viewing a JPEG imageâhas been found in the wild.
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Now that digital cameras have overtaken film cameras in sales, users are beginning to encounter a familiar problem -- what to do with the bulging image files and folders filling up computer hard drives?
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A pilot program at the Microsoft Download Center will require users to validate their Windows license in exchange for access to file downloads. Users with counterfeit software may find themselves locked out altogether.
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Millions of computer users are at risk of attack because flaws in the way Windows handles some images.
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A tool that makes it easy to craft malicious JPEG images then let them loose against vulnerable Windows PCs has appeared, security experts said Friday, leading many to believe