Summary
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when the Microsoft Video Control mishandles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploits this vulnerability could run arbitrary code in system mode. The attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.
To learn more about the vulnerability, go to CVE-2018-0881.
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How to obtain and install the update
Method 1: Windows Update
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Method 2: Microsoft Update Catalog
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Deployment information
For deployment details for this security update, go to the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
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How to obtain help and support for this security update
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File Information
File hash information
|
File name |
SHA1 hash |
SHA256 hash |
|---|---|---|
|
WindowsXP-KB4089082-x86-Embedded-ENU.exe |
56A4C587452F40F8E91F3192168F4CF1193E801C |
2F512776AA74B331BFE2C2B70975754A70FC4F251BB746A18CECF3814D33CC61 |
Windows XP file information
For all supported x86-based versions
|
File name |
File version |
File size |
Date |
Time |
Platform |
|
Msvidctl.dll |
6.5.2600.7431 |
1,427,968 |
13-Feb-2018 |
17:00 |
x86 |
|
Updspapi.dll |
6.3.13.0 |
382,840 |
16-May-2014 |
03:08 |
x86 |
