RSS FeedMicrosoft JPEG Exploits Abound
About 2 weeks ago Microsoft posted this security bulletin to warn of a bug in virtually every single piece of software they make that allows remote execution of code when a JPEG file is loaded. The usual unchecked buffer overflow is to blame.
The implications are far reaching since you would essentially get the virus by simply opening a web page. I can think of no parallel for such nastiness. It didn’t take too long but there is now a virus that takes advantage of this exploit. Needless to say this is some really really bad stuff. It’s only a matter of time before some spam merchant starts bulk mailing this stuff to all the addresses in his spambook.
I await the global internet catastrophe and demise of Microsoft with baited breath.
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