Monday, September 15, 2008

Security patch may not be compatible with some applications

One of the security patches that Microsoft released last Tuesday in their monthly patch Tuesday may not be compatible with some applications. The applications are closely integrated with the Microsoft windows operating system.

ChangeBASE, who are an application testing company say that the security update MS08-052, which is designed to tackle security vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows GDI+, may struggle to work properly with a variety of applications.

Some of the applications which could be affected are: Microsoft Messenger, Macromedia Dreamweaver and Microsoft Digital Image.

The security update is part of a DLL file which is part of the graphics library for Windows XP. A number of applications contain this file in their routine installation routine, which could lead to compatibility issues when these particular applications are deployed.

Microsoft should be trying to finding a solution to this problem and I will keep you updated of any further progress.

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