Windows XP Microsoft Patch Tuesday: January 2010 Released

Microsoft released it first Windows XP patch for Year 2010. In this month of January there is only one patch released.This patch fixes security hole in OpenType font engine. This vulnerability could allow remote code execution by a specially crafted fonts embedded in a file of Microsoft Office Word, PowerPoint and Internet Explorer. The patch has been rated low for Windows Xp.

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MS10-001/KB972270 – Vulnerability in the Embedded OpenType Font Engine could allow remote code execution Size 556 KB

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