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Microsoft Silently Patches two Windows 10 Codec Vulnerabilities
Microsoft bumped into a twofold of issues in two codecs from the Windows Codecs Library, which were found to be vulnerable to systems running Windows 10 and Windows Server 2019.
The patches have seen what is called an 'emergency security update', highlighting the importance of the issues found. Tracked as CVE-2020-1425 & CVE-2020-1457, the two bugs only impact Windows 10 and Windows Server 2019 distributions. In security advisories (1), (2) Microsoft published the two security flaws can be exploited with the help of a specially crafted image file.
If the malformed images are opened inside apps that utilize the built-in Windows Codecs Library to handle multimedia content, then attackers would be allowed to run malicious code on a Windows computer and potentially take over the device. "Customers do not need to take any action to receive the update," Microsoft said. Redmond said the bugs were privately reported and they haven't been used in the wild before today's patches.
7% of Install base now runs May 2020 Update
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#5806234 Posted on: 07/06/2020 03:41 PM
Content deployed via MS Store is updated only via MS Store (or via a major Windows version installation update if it is part of the OS image).
I'm guessing that whoever has the Microsoft Store disabled won't have a way to update them, correct? (not my case, but just to know)
Content deployed via MS Store is updated only via MS Store (or via a major Windows version installation update if it is part of the OS image).
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I'm guessing that whoever has the Microsoft Store disabled won't have a way to update them, correct? (not my case, but just to know)