Microsoft releases a critical security fix

by George Chetcuti [Published on 21 July 2015 / Last Updated on 21 July 2015]

The out-of-band security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows Adobe Type Manager Library handles OpenType fonts.

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows when the Windows Adobe Type Manager Library improperly handles specially crafted OpenType fonts. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take complete control of the affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.

Note that users with automatic updating enabled will not need to take any action because the update will be downloaded and installed automatically.

Read Microsoft Security Bulletin here - https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/MS15-078

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