An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows GDI component improperly discloses the contents of its memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise a user’s system. There are multiple ways an attacker could exploit the vulnerability, such as by convincing a user to open a specially crafted document or by convincing a user to visit an untrusted webpage. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows GDI component handles objects in memory.
| Software | From | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| microsoft / windows_server_2008 | r2-sp1 | r2-sp1.x |
| microsoft / windows_server_2008 | --sp2 | --sp2.x |
| microsoft / windows_7 | --sp1 | --sp1.x |