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Microsoft got it wrong
From: "Richard M. Smith" <rms () computerbytesman com>
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2003 16:51:29 -0400
Only last month in USA Today, Microsoft was claiming that Windows Messenger didn't represent a security hazard: Pop-ups assail through Windows http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2003-09-24-popups_x.htm Microsoft views pop-up boxes as a benign nuisance that does "not pose a security risk," says Greg Sullivan, product manager for Windows. Looks like Microsoft crystal ball is pretty fuzzy. Windows Messsenger is just the sort of seldom-used feature that should be turned off by default in Windows XP. Richard M. Smith http://www.ComputerBytesMan.com -----Original Message----- From: Giovanni Campagnoli [mailto:bioia () yahoo com] Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 3:10 PM To: bugtraq () securityfocus com Subject: Microsoft Windows Security Bulletin Summary October Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-043 - Buffer Overrun in Messenger Service Could Allow Code Execution (828035)
Current thread:
- Microsoft Windows Security Bulletin Summary October Giovanni Campagnoli (Oct 15)
- Microsoft got it wrong Richard M. Smith (Oct 15)
- Re: Microsoft got it wrong T.A. Adjuster (Oct 16)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- RE: Microsoft Windows Security Bulletin Summary October Thor Larholm (Oct 16)
- Microsoft got it wrong Richard M. Smith (Oct 15)