Microsoft Warns of Win 7 Graphics Security Hole
Turn off Aero for safety.
A new Windows 7 graphics flaw has been exposed that could expose users of the 64-bit OS to experience non-responsive systems, restarts and unauthorized code execution.
Microsoft detailed in Security Advisory 2028859 that the vulnerability is to do with the Canonical Display Driver (cdd.dll), which is used by desktop composition to blend the Windows Graphics Device Interface (GDI) and DirectX drawing, and affects Windows 7 x64, Windows Server 2008 R2 x64, and Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium systems.
Microsoft says that there isn't a big worry because code execution would be "very difficult due to memory randomization both in kernel memory and via Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR)." Still, those who are worried about security can simply disable Aero visual effects to keep this security flaw at bay until Microsoft issues a fix.
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Get a fix fast guys ...
If anyone wants to enter in our computers, he will do. That's just the pure reality. It's a losing battle.
^ Exactly. If someone really wanted access to your PC they'll get in regardless, a little security flaw isn't a real problem for most users.
that explains why my pc is going ape shit on boot up 2 or 3 times then and tells me its a gfx driver issue
sweet bill just fucked us all again, i say if it aint broke dont start pissing around with it
@Spoony. Umm, I'd say that's a problem with your drivers and not Windows 7.
Uh oh, how do I turn aero off again...? Was aero in /usr/src/kernels or was it in /usr/libexec/git-core?...Oh... wait a minute.... phew! :-)
LMAO XD