Microsoft issues emergency update to fix two vulnerability impacting Windows 10 and Windows Server

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The bugs exist in in the way that Microsoft Windows Codecs Library handles objects in memory

Microsoft has released emergency security updates to fix two security bugs that could allow hackers to remotely execute arbitrary code on vulnerable systems running Windows 10 and Windows Server 20...

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