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Resolves a vulnerability in the Windows OpenType Compact Font Format (CFF) driver that could allow elevation of privileges if a user views content that is rendered in a specially crafted CFF font. Link Removed

I have a think pad w510 laptop that had recently been upgraded to win 7 enterprise. Every time i install something or change a setting, it asks me to allow the program then to type a username/password. After that i get an annoying error saying " the requested operation requires elevation". does...

Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V1.0 (March 13, 2012): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow elevation of privilege if an attacker logs on to a system and...

Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V1.0 (February 14, 2012): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves two privately reported vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerabilities could allow elevation of privilege if an attacker logs on to a...

Severity Rating: Critical Revision Note: V1.1 (December 30, 2011): Added entry to the Update FAQ to address security-related changes to functionality contained in this update and added mitigation for CVE-2011-3414 Summary: This security update resolves one publicly...

Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V1.0 (December 13, 2011): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Office IME (Chinese). The vulnerability could allow elevation of privilege if a logged-on user...

Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V1.0 (December 13, 2011): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow elevation of privilege if an attacker logs on to an affected...

Hi, I've been using a MS Sidewinder keyboard with the Intellitype software and I got my macro keys assigned and working fine. However if a program is right-clicked and "run as admin" then the macro buttons will not work due to missing elevation of privileges for the intellitype processes...

On a Windows 7 ultimate system (svc pack 1), when I try to open any file in the my documents folder I get an error message that says that this operation "needs elevation". So I picked one particular file that I couldn't open and I looked at the owner in the security tab. Indeed the owner...

Revision Note: V1.3 (November 8, 2011): Added link to MAPP Partners with Updated Protections in the Executive Summary. Revised impact statement for the workaround, Deny access to T2EMBED.DLL, to address a reoffer issue on Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. Also, revised the mitigating factors...

Revision Note: V1.0 (November 3, 2011): Advisory published. Summary: Microsoft is investigating a vulnerability in a Microsoft Windows component, the Win32k TrueType font parsing engine. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code in kernel mode...

Resolves a vulnerability in Active Directory Certificate Services Web Enrollment that could allow elevation of privilege and enable an attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the site in the context of the target user. Link Removed

Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V1.0 (October 11, 2011): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in the Microsoft Windows Ancillary Function Driver (AFD). The vulnerability could allow elevation of privilege if...

Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V1.0 (September 13, 2011): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves five privately reported vulnerabilities and one publicly disclosed vulnerability in Microsoft SharePoint and Windows SharePoint Services. The most...

Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V1.0 (September 13, 2011): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in the Windows Internet Name Service (WINS). The vulnerability could allow elevation of privilege if a user...

Revision Note: V2.0 (February 9, 2010): Advisory updated to reflect publication of security bulletin. Summary: Microsoft has completed the investigation into a public report of this vulnerability. We have issued MS10-015 to address this issue. For more information about this issue...

Revision Note: V2.0 (June 8, 2010): Advisory updated to reflect publication of security bulletin. Summary: Microsoft has completed the investigation into a public report of this vulnerability. We have issued MS10-039 to address this issue. For more information about this issue...

Revision Note: V1.1 (March 8, 2011): Revised advisory FAQ to announce updated version of the MSRT and added Forefront Security for Exchange Server to the list of non-affected software. Summary: Microsoft is releasing this security advisory to help ensure customers are aware that an...

Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V1.0 (July 12, 2011): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves 15 privately reported vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows. The most severe of these vulnerabilities could allow elevation of privilege if an attacker...

Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V1.1 (June 30, 2011): Corrected the Affected Software table to include MS10-058 as a bulletin replaced by this update. This is an informational change only. There were no changes to the security update files or detection logic...