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RSS wmfOpenOffice tackles "highly critical" hole
News The vulnerability concerns the way OpenOffice handles '.wmf' images. Although this is the first '.wmf' vulnerability to hit OpenOffice, such flaws have previously affected Windows. In early 2006, Microsoft acknowledged a critical weakness in the... [08 Jan 2007]
Inside the Windows Meta File Format
White Paper The Windows Meta File (WMF) format has received a lot of attention over recent weeks. What are the consequences of the WMF bug and who really is vulnerable? A metafile is a collection of records. Most commonly (although not always), these are used... [15 Dec 2006]
Attackers 'making hay with Windows flaw'
News That flaw stemmed from the way Windows handled Windows Metafile, or WMF images. Attackers have added another, yet-to-be-patched Windows flaw to their arsenal, experts warned on Saturday. Cyber crooks have started exploiting a flaw in the Windows... [02 Oct 2006]
Vista already on the Redmond patch treadmill
News The WMF handling bug was being exploited in cyber attacks. While Microsoft has touted Windows Vista as its most secure client operating system yet, the unfinished product is already getting regular security fixes. [18 Aug 2006]
'New Windows security concerns in the wild', says Microsoft
News Though the WMF vulnerability may appear similar to previous flaws related to WMF that plagued Windows, the issue is different, Microsoft said. Last month the software maker rushed out a fix for a WMF rendering flaw that was being exploited to... [08 Feb 2006]
Russian hackers sold WMF exploit for $4k
News Competing hacker groups in Russia were peddling the exploit code responsible for the Windows Meta File (WMF) attacks last December for $4,000, according to security company Kaspersky Labs. The WMF flaw unsettled security experts after they found... [03 Feb 2006]
Microsoft to hunt 'new species' of bugs
News The WMF problem is not a good advertisement for Microsoft's security efforts, one analyst said, as the legacy issue seemingly went undetected. The critical flaw in the way Windows Meta File (WMF) images are handled, is different to any security... [10 Jan 2006]
Two new WMF flaws emerge
News Just days after Microsoft rushed out a patch to fix a critical Windows flaw related to the processing of Windows Meta File (WMF) images, two more problems with the component were flagged. A core function of the Windows operating system, explorer... [10 Jan 2006]
Microsoft gets ahead of itself with WMF patch
News Debby Fry Wilson, a director in Microsoft's Security Response Center, said in an interview: "Although the attacks based on WMF are very real, and the exploitation and the threats are evolving on a very fast basis, our analysis is consistent that... [06 Jan 2006]
Windows flaw could hit enterprise systems
News Analyst Gartner is warning that a flaw in Windows Meta File (WMF) code in Windows could be a risk to "many" enterprise IT systems, and not just those that directly use the affected process. Security companies are already warning that the flaw in... [04 Jan 2006]
Windows flaw spawns flurry of attacks
News A flaw in Microsoft's Windows Meta File (WMF) has spawned dozens of attacks since its discovery last week, security experts warned on Tuesday. The WMF flaw uses images to execute arbitrary code, according to a security advisory issued by the... [04 Jan 2006]
Trio of Windows flaws opens door to nasties
News The vulnerabilities relate to how the operating system renders the Windows Metafile (WMF) and Enhanced Metafile (EMF) image formats, Microsoft said on Tuesday in its MS05-053 security bulletin. Three security flaws in the way Windows handles... [09 Nov 2005]
