Microsoft Windows GDI CVE-2016-7257 Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Description

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows GDI component improperly discloses the contents of its memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the users system. There are multiple ways an attacker could exploit the vulnerability, such as by convincing a user to open a specially crafted document, or by convincing a user to visit an untrusted webpage. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows GDI component handles objects in memory.

Affected Applications

Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2
Microsoft Office for Mac 2011
Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac
Windows Server 2008
Windows 7
Windows Vista Service Pack 2

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