Security firm Secunia released an advisory warning users that a vulnerability has been discovered in Microsoft Windows, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user’s system. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in the Microsoft Vector Graphics Rendering(VML) library. Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the application using the vulnerable functionality in the library. The vulnerability is currently being actively exploited. The vulnerability is confirmed on a fully patched Microsoft Windows XP SP2 system. Other versions may also be affected.
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