What's new in 9.0b Apparently there is an Unchecked Buffer in DirectX Which Could Enable a System Compromise...

An attacker could seek to exploit this vulnerability by creating a specially crafted MIDI file designed to exploit this vulnerability and then host it on a Web site or on a network share, or send it by using an HTML-based e-mail. In the case where the file was hosted on a Web site or network share, the user would need to open the specially crafted file. If the file was embedded in a page the vulnerability could be exploited when a user visited the Web page. In the HTML-based e-mail case, the vulnerability could be exploited when a user opened or previewed the HTML-based e-mail. A successful attack could cause DirectShow, or an application making use of DirectShow, to fail. A successful attack could also cause an attacker’s code to run on the user’s computer in the security context of the user.

Read the Security Bullentin Here

Download Microsoft DirectX 9.0b Here

The highly-anticipated Half-Life 2 game will have a major bug with current DirectX 9.0 hardware resulting in impossibility in enabling Full-Scene Anti-Aliasing, a popular feature that dramatically improves image quality in games. Apparently, there is a limitation in DirectX 9.0 and/or DirectX 9.0-compliant hardware that will not allow the function to be enabled on certain graphics cards if the workaround is not found.

The developers of the legendary Half-Life game said that drivers are not likely to solve the problem, however, it still can be solved for graphics cards based on VPUs from ATI Technologies, such as RADEON 9500-, 9600-, 9700- and 9800-series. As for NVIDIA GeForce and GeForce FX-series, there are practically no chances to find a workaround, according to Valve.

NVIDIA-based Graphics Cards Will Have a Bug in Half-Life 2 Read Here

Apache 1.3.28 Released -
The Apache Group is pleased to announce the release of the 1.3.28 version of the Apache HTTP Server. This version of Apache is principally a security and bug fix release.

Get the Apache 1.3.28 Release Here

Happy Time Around The =FC= Squad Today! (Not just because its Friday either!) How about some humor to go along with it......

Rebar from the [5R] Squad put together an awesome add-on mod packfor the War of Infamy GR mod.
I can't wait to give this a whirl!

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The boys at DC have been hard at work.
They came out with some Screen shots and sneak peak video at DESERT COMBAT .4. I can't wait to get in the seat of the F-14!


Head on down to their site to see whats cooken DesertCombat.com and check out the "Video".