Re: URI handling woes in Acrobat Reader, Netscape, Miranda, Skype

[Paul Szabo <psz () maths usyd edu au>]

Microsoft acknowledged that it was "their" problem all along:

  Microsoft Security Advisory (943521)
  URL Handling Vulnerability in Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 with Windows Internet Explorer 7 Could Allow Remote 
Code Execution
  http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/943521.mspx

  MSRC Blog: Additional Details and Background on Security Advisory 943521
  
http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2007/10/10/msrc-blog-additional-details-and-background-on-security-advisory-943521.aspx

I wonder what made them realize their mistake.

Cheers,

Paul Szabo   psz () maths usyd edu au   http://www.maths.usyd.edu.au/u/psz/
School of Mathematics and Statistics   University of Sydney    Australia

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