New Vulnerability Found In Microsoft’s Windows Vista
A security vendor has found vulnerability with a ‘medium’ security rating in Microsoft’s new operating system Windows Vista. The flaw, which is similar to a buffer overflow problem, is a privilege escalation bug, according to Marc Maiffret, co-founder and chief hacking officer of eEye Digital Security, an endpoint security company based in Aliso Viejo, Calif. The flaw, which eEye first reported as an Upcoming Advisory, is one of the first to be found in the brand new operating system. Earlier this month, Microsoft patched a flaw in Windows Defender, which is a built-in spyware and security component in different applications, including Windows XP and Vista. Maiffret points out that this new flaw is in the Vista operating system itself, not in a component that has been used in various programs. eEye researches found the vulnerability on Jan. 9 and reported it to Microsoft on Jan. 19. Vista wasn’t released for retail until the end of January. The vulnerability enables regular users to grab more power on the system.
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