TITLE:
Microsoft Windows Graphics Rendering Engine Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA20631

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/20631/

CRITICAL:
Highly critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Microsoft Windows Millenium
http://secunia.com/product/14/
Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
http://secunia.com/product/13/
Microsoft Windows 98
http://secunia.com/product/12/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in certain older versions of
Windows, which can be exploited by malicious people to 
compromise a
user's system.

The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the graphics 
rendering
engine when processing WMF (Windows Metafile) images and can be
exploited when a user e.g. visits a malicious web site.

Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.

SOLUTION:
Apply patches.

Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, and Windows Me:
Patches are available from the Windows Update web site.

Windows Me (Slovenian):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=A0E7D4F9-0519-405D-BAB0-A525B3D3FBCF&displaylang=sl

Windows Me (Slovakian):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=A0E7D4F9-0519-405D-BAB0-A525B3D3FBCF&displaylang=sk

Windows Me (Thai):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=A0E7D4F9-0519-405D-BAB0-A525B3D3FBCF&displaylang=th

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
MS06-026 (KB918547):
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS06-026.mspx
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