[Top][All Lists]
[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]
[Office-commits] r9671 - trunk/campaigns/windows7sins/articles
From: |
sysadmin |
Subject: |
[Office-commits] r9671 - trunk/campaigns/windows7sins/articles |
Date: |
Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:44:46 -0400 |
Author: www-data
Date: Wed Sep 23 17:44:46 2009
New Revision: 9671
Log:
web commit by mattl
Modified:
trunk/campaigns/windows7sins/articles/security.mdwn
Modified: trunk/campaigns/windows7sins/articles/security.mdwn
==============================================================================
--- trunk/campaigns/windows7sins/articles/security.mdwn Wed Sep 23 17:31:48
2009 (r9670)
+++ trunk/campaigns/windows7sins/articles/security.mdwn Wed Sep 23 17:44:46
2009 (r9671)
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
but Microsoft has its own security interests at heart, not those of
its users.
-In 2005, a vulnerability was discovered that affects all versions of
+In 2005, <a
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Metafile_vulnerability">a
vulnerability</a> was discovered that affects all versions of
Windows from Windows 3.0, released in 1990 until Windows Server 2003
R2 from December 2005, with XP and later versions most severely
affected. The problem, which affects the Windows Metafile image
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
arbitrary user-defined function code to be run when displaying the
image fails.
+Security researcher, Steve Gibson, <a
href="http://www.grc.com/sn/SN-022.htm">believes the flaw may be
intentional</a>, too.
+
The situations where such files are viewed is wide:
* Viewing a website in Internet Explorer.
[Prev in Thread] |
Current Thread |
[Next in Thread] |
- [Office-commits] r9671 - trunk/campaigns/windows7sins/articles,
sysadmin <=