Microsoft Warns of Windows 7 Graphics Flaw

Posted by Tux De Luxe at 16:51 19/05/2010
Microsoft Warns of Windows 7 Graphics Flaw: "Barence writes 'A flaw with the graphics driver in Windows 7 could compromise the stability and security of PCs, Microsoft has warned. The vulnerability lies in the Windows Canonical Display Driver (cdd.dll) for the 64-bit versions of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. Microsoft claims that the flaw could lead to machines rebooting or even allow a hacker to remotely execute code, although it claims either eventuality is improbable. Concerned users are being advised to disable Windows Aero until Microsoft can issue a fix.'



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