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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Microsoft published Security Advisory
912840 (<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/912840.mspx"
title="http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/912840.mspx">http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/912840.mspx</a>)
on December 28<sup>th</sup>, 2005 to warn users of a newly discovered security vulnerability
in the Windows Meta File (WMF) code area in the Windows platform. Microsoft is planning
to release a patch that corrects the underlying vulnerability on Tuesday,
January 10<sup>th</sup>, 2006 as part of the regular monthly security bulletin
release.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>To help customers address this issue
before a patch is available, BigFix has published two tasks in the
“Enterprise Security” site that implements the current workaround
suggested by Microsoft: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Task ID 91284001: “Security Advisory
912840: Vulnerability in Graphics Rendering Engine Could Allow Remote Code
Execution - Un-register Shimgvw.dll”<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Task ID 91284002: “Security Advisory
912840: Vulnerability in Graphics Rendering Engine Could Allow Remote Code
Execution - Re-register Shimgvw.dll”<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>These tasks allow BES Administrators to
un-register and re-register “Windows Picture and Fax Viewer” on
Windows XP SP1/SP2 and Windows Server 2003. Please contact BigFix Technical
Support (<a href="mailto:enterprisesupport@bigfix.com">enterprisesupport@bigfix.com</a>)
if you have any questions regarding the advisory or these tasks.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:navy'>BigFix Product Team<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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