Just Released! Official Microsoft Security Update (KB12919)



A remote code execution security issue has been identified
in the Graphics Rendering Engine that could allow an attacker
to remotely compromise your Windows-based system and gain
control over it:

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-001
Vulnerability in Graphics Rendering Engine Could Allow Remote Code Execution (912919)
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-001.mspx

Security Update for Windows XP (KB912919)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=0C1B4C96-57AE-499E-B89B-215B7BB4D8E9&displaylang=en

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/

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"Doug S." wrote:

| I plan on rolling this patch out to my organizaton and wanted to know if this
| patch will co-exist with the future MS patch slated to be released on the
| 10th? Will this need to be uninstalled before the MS patch is applied?
| Also, I haven't had any issues with this patch on any of my test machines so
| far - am I correct in saying that if I did I could un-install it via the Add
| or Delete Programs on the Control Panel (I see it there once it's applied).
.



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