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Time to update! GDI + security flaw OH NO!!!

There's a big brouhaha over this whole JPEG / GDI+ security flaw. Here is the technet article. I suggest you take a quick look at the article, it looks like it's a little more serious than it sounds. Here is a link to the CNET article (via Patrick Hynds). A quick excerpt from the article lists the affected Microsoft applications:

Affected Software:

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Microsoft Windows XP and Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1 – Download the update

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Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Service Pack 1 – Download the update

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Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Version 2003 – Download the update

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Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003 – Download the update

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Microsoft Windows Server 2003 64-Bit Edition – Download the update

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Microsoft Office XP Service Pack 3 – Download the update

Microsoft Office XP Service Pack 2 – Download the administrative update

Microsoft Office XP Software:

•	Outlook® 2002
•	Word 2002
•	Excel 2002
•	PowerPoint® 2002
•	FrontPage® 2002
•	Publisher 2002

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Microsoft Office 2003 – Download the update

Microsoft Office 2003 Software:

•	Outlook® 2003
•	Word 2003
•	Excel 2003
•	PowerPoint® 2003
•	FrontPage® 2003
•	Publisher 2003
•	InfoPath™ 2003
•	OneNote™ 2003

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Microsoft Project 2002 Service Pack 1 (all versions) – Download the update

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Microsoft Project 2003 (all versions) – Download the update

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Microsoft Visio 2002 Service Pack 2 (all versions) – Download the update

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Microsoft Visio 2003 (all versions) – Download the update

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Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2002 – Download the update

Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2002 Software:

•	Visual Basic .NET Standard 2002
•	Visual C# .NET Standard 2002
•	Visual C++ .NET Standard 2002

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Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 – Download the update

Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 Software:

•	Visual Basic .NET Standard 2003
•	Visual C# .NET Standard 2003
•	Visual C++ .NET Standard 2003
•	Visual J# .NET Standard 2003

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The Microsoft .NET Framework version 1.0 SDK Service Pack 2 – Download the update

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Microsoft Picture It!® 2002 (all versions) – Download the update

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Microsoft Greetings 2002 – Download the update

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Microsoft Picture It! version 7.0 (all versions) – Download the update

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Microsoft Digital Image Pro version 7.0 – Download the update

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Microsoft Picture It! version 9 (all versions, including Picture It! Library) – Download the update

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Microsoft Digital Image Pro version 9 – Download the update

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Microsoft Digital Image Suite version 9 – Download the update

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Microsoft Producer for Microsoft Office PowerPoint (all versions) – Download the update

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Microsoft Platform SDK Redistributable: GDI+ - Download the update

Office Users Note Office XP Service Pack 2 and Office XP Service Pack 3 are both vulnerable to this issue. However the security update for Office XP Service Pack 2 is only provided as part of the Office XP administrative security update. For more information, see the Security Update Information section. Office 2003 Service Pack 1, Visio 2003 Service Pack 1, and Project 2003 Service Pack 1 contain an updated version of the affected component and are not affected. Customers that have installed these service packs do not need to install the available security updates for these products.

MSN 9 Users Note MSN 9 distributes Picture It! Express version 9 and Picture It! Library. You have the option to install these programs when you install MSN 9. You should install the Picture It! version 9 update only if you installed Picture It! Express version 9 or Picture It! Library when you installed MSN 9.

Affected Components:

•	Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 - Download the update
•	The Microsoft .NET Framework version 1.0 Service Pack 2 – Download the update
•	The Microsoft .NET Framework version 1.1 – Download the update

Non-Affected Software

•	Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Service Pack 6a
•	Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 6
•	Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 3, Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
•	Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2
•	Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition (SE), and Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me)
•	Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 1
•	Microsoft Office 2000
•	Microsoft Visio 2003 Service Pack 1
•	Microsoft Visio 2000
•	Microsoft Project 2003 Service Pack 1
•	Microsoft Project 2000
•	Microsoft Digital Image Suite 10, Microsoft Digital Image Pro 10, Picture It! Premium 10
•	The Microsoft .NET Framework version 1.1 SDK
•	Microsoft Works (all versions)

Non-Affected Components:

•	Internet Explorer 5.01 Service Pack 3 on Windows 2000 Service Pack 3
•	Internet Explorer 5.01 Service Pack 4 on Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
•	Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 2 on Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
•	The Microsoft .NET Framework version 1.0 Service Pack 3
•	The Microsoft .NET Framework version 1.1 Service Pack 1
•	The Microsoft .NET Framework version 1.1 Service Pack 1 for Windows Server 2003

Note The non-affected versions of Windows do not natively contain the vulnerable component. However, the vulnerable component is installed on these non-affected operating systems when you install any of the software programs or components that are listed in the Affected Software and Affected Components sections of this bulletin. See the FAQ section of this bulletin for more information.

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Posted On Wednesday, September 15, 2004 10:26 PM

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# re: Time to update! GDI + security flaw OH NO!!!
Posted by Betty Reed on 9/10/2009 12:19 PM
I have Msn Picture it! 2001...LOVE IT!
However...am having difficulty loading to Windows Vista. Ashamed to say, "have never updated it."
Bought a new upgrade......hated it! Gave it away.
Do not want to lose my version.
Can anyone help?
B

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Time to update! GDI + security flaw OH NO!!!

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