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Visual Studio 2008 GDIPLUS.DLL Security Update

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  • Version: 9.0
  • Category: Security Patch
  • Language: English

A security issue has been identified that could allow an attacker to compromise your Windows-based system running Visual Studio 2008.

  • A security issue has been identified that could allow an attacker to compromise your Windows-based system running Visual Studio 2008 and gain complete control over it. You can help protect your computer by installing this update from Microsoft.
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FileSize
VS90-KB952241-x86.exe
SHA1: 9c2f30ecd60456234bd9a2e723a9dded7681b95a
4.99 MB

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System Requirements

Operating Systems: Windows 2000 Advanced Server, Windows 2000 Professional Edition, Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition (32-bit x86), Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition for 64-Bit Itanium-Based Systems, Windows Server 2003 Datacenter x64 Edition, Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition (32-bit x86), Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition for Itanium-based Systems, Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition, Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition (32-bit x86), Windows Server 2003 Standard x64 Edition, Windows Server 2003 Web Edition, Windows Server 2008 Datacenter, Windows Server 2008 Enterprise, Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems, Windows Server 2008 Standard, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business 64-bit edition, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Enterprise 64-bit edition, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic 64-bit edition, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit edition, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit edition, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Tablet PC Edition


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