Re: Security and EOL issues (was RE: WMF Exploit Patch released)

[Austin Murkland <amurkland () merydion com>]

Can anyone else verify Steve Gibson's assertion that this flaw was 
intentionally placed by Microsoft programmers?

http://www.grc.com/sn/SN-022.htm

Sadler, Connie wrote:
>  
> Very well said! I couldn't agree more...
>
> Connie J. Sadler, CM, CISSP, CISM, GIAC GSLC
> Director, IT Security, Brown University
> Box 1885, Providence, RI 02912
> Office: 401-863-7266
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steveb () tshore com [mailto:Steveb () tshore com] 
> Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 2:41 PM
> To: don () videon-central com; schiros () gmail com
> Cc: info () footvision com; security-basics () securityfocus com
> Subject: RE: Security and EOL issues (was RE: WMF Exploit Patch
> released)
>
> Hi all,
>
> I must weigh in on this with an analogy.  Asking software companies to
> offer free patches to software whose core technologies are considered
> out of date by the mainstream industry is like asking Ford Motor company
> to offer free airbag installations in all 1920 vintage automobiles. 
>
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