Microsoft Windows Graphics Component CVE-2016-0169 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 a 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 update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows GDI component handle objects in memory.

Affected Applications

Windows RT 8.1
Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2
Windows Server 2012
Windows 8
Windows 7
Windows 10
Windows Server 2008
Windows Vista Service Pack 2

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