Bug in Windows 7

Released less than a year, the Windows operating system Microsoft has been hit with seven debutants news falsetto. This giant software company warned its users about the vulnerability in Windows 7 64-bit and Windows Server 2008 R2.

Both OS are allegedly can be used to hijack the system.

This bug in the Windows display driver Canonical, which affects the antaramuka graphics system or commonly called Graphics Device Interface (GDI).

Jerry Bryant (group manager of Microsoft's Security Response Center / MSRC), said that the vulnerability caused by this bug greatly affect interface of Windows 7.



"If exploited, this vulnerability may cause the system to stop responding and restart the MSRC blog. To know the code execution in theory might be very difficult because of the randomization in the kernel memory and Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR), "said Jerry.

In fact, ASLR is one of the security defenses of Windows 7 and Vista. This was never proven on Pwn2Own hacking contest at last March that gives a gift of 10,000 dollars to the winner.

If you are using Windows 7, not too worried. Because, now Microsoft is currently developing an update to patch this vulnerability. However, Bryant has not set a schedule of exactly when the announcement of these patches.