Microsoft Security Bulletin MS12-078

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS12-078 - Critical
• Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2783534) • http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms12-078
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V2.0 (December 20, 2012): Rereleased update KB2753842 to resolve an issue with OpenType fonts not properly rendering after the original update was installed. Customers who have successfully installed the original KB2753842 update need to install the rereleased update.

Available on Windows Update.

 

Checked windows update and got it thanks.

 

You're most welcome.

 

Got it and done. Thanks much, siljaline!

 

Check

 

Been there done that.

 

Got the tee shirt.

 

For those of you that applied the re-release of MS12-078, a system restart (reboot) is required.

 

Thanks for the heads up on the rerelease.

 

You're welcome - Merry Christmas. ヾ(⌐■_■)ノ♪ ヾ(⌐■_■)ノ♪

 

Thanks again and Merry Christmas, siljaline

 

Thank you, all the best to you and yours.

 

Now that the end of the world is past tense I wanted to ask you guys some simple questions.

Why is it that MS needs to issue fixes to their o/s software?

They should in my view by now KNOW how to produce one has next to no holes, no flaws in security at all.

I recently restored an image W7 64 bit from 2 years back then updated. I got 260+ fixes. Then it hit me!

As well they invent EMET which has mitigations in it for common hacker and virus methods. Why not build these mitigations into the o/s?

I must be missing something.