Microsoft has just released an update that fixes a very critical one vulnerability on all versions of Windows.
Vulnerability was discovered by security researchers from Google's Project Zero and FireEye.
The patch is available right now and you'd do well to apply it right away, through Windows Update.
Η company in one Publication states that the vulnerability, if exploited, could “allow remote implementation κώδικα εάν ένας χρήστης ανοίξει ένα ειδικά κατασκευασμένο έγγραφο ή επισκέπτεται μια μη αξιόπιστη ιστοσελίδα containing embedded OpenType fonts.”
"An attacker could install programs, view, modify, or delete data. It could also create new accounts with full user rights, ”the company warned.
In other words, the vulnerability lies in the way Window handles certain fonts and can allow hackers to take full control of a system.
Users using Windows Vista, Window 7, 8, 8.1, WindowWrite RT or Window Server 2008 will do well to upgrade their computers directly.
