MS14-041: Vulnerability in DirectShow could allow elevation of privilege: July 8, 2014

INTRODUCTION

Microsoft has released security bulletin MS14-041. To learn more about this security bulletin:

• Home users:

  https:⁠//www.microsoft.com/security/pc-security/updates.aspx Skip the details: Download the updates for your home computer or laptop from the Microsoft Update website now:

  https:⁠//update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/

• IT professionals:

  https:⁠//technet.microsoft.com/library/security/MS14-041

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Additional information about this security update

The following articles contain additional information about this security update as it relates to individual product versions. The articles may contain known issue information. If this is the case, the known issue is listed below each article link.

• 2972280 MS14-041: Description of the security update for DirectShow: July 8, 2014
• 2973932 MS14-041: Description of the security update for DirectShow systems that do not have the 2919355 update installed: July 8, 2014

FILE INFORMATION

The English (United States) version of this software update installs files that have the attributes that are listed in the following tables. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The dates and times for these files on your local computer are displayed in your local time and with your current daylight saving time (DST) bias. Additionally, the dates and times may change when you perform certain operations on the files.