WMF Exploit - Warning!Published By Marc Liron - Microsoft MVPWindows XP WMF Exploit.....Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows 2003 are currently vulnerable to a new WMF exploit with no current patch available as of the 29th December 2005.
Please read this article to discover more about the threat and how to protect yourself!
So What Is This WMF Threat...WMF stands for Windows Metafile Format. This is a graphics file format used to exchange graphics information between Microsoft Windows applications.
HOWEVER we are currently seeing in the last few days websites (and some email) using a vulnerability in this file format to infect users computers!
As of writing this article there in
NO SECURITY PATCH available from Microsoft...
How can I get Infected?When you visit a Web site that contains a specially crafted Windows Metafile (.WMF) image you can become infected. Now it is important to note that an attacker would have to persuade you visit their Web site and this is typically done by getting you to click a link that takes you to the dangerous Web site!
SPAM email is a great example of this in action...
read more ...
http://www.updatexp.com/wmf-exploit.html
