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MSIE Uber-patch Of The Month

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the windstorm-'97 dept.

mkraft writes "Microsoft released another security patch for Internet Explorer to fix 6 'new' vulnerabilities. Info on the patch can be obtained via download or Windows Update. Not sure what 6 things the patch fixed, but I'm assuming they fixed 6 of the 14 known exploits listed at http://jscript.dk/unpatched/" Maybe not even all six -- the maintainer of the above URL claims in a post to Bugtraq that Microsoft got some facts wrong and "patched a symptom" of one of the vulnerabilities, "not its root cause," and that IE5 and IE5.5 remain unpatched with the same "Critical" vulnerability. Also, please compare to previous MSIE Uber-Patches Of The Month: December 2001, 3+? holes in IE; March 2002, 2+? holes in IE; April 2002, 2+? holes in Mac IE.

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  1. Like clockwork. by saintlupus · · Score: 5, Funny

    Microsoft released another security patch for Internet Explorer

    Is it Thursday already?

    --saint

  2. But... But.. by Loki_1929 · · Score: 1, Funny

    Internet Explorer is the most stable and secure web browser ever made. Why do they need a patch for it?

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    1. Re:But... But.. by ackthpt · · Score: 2, Funny
      Why do they need a patch for it?

      It's all that Microsoft non-compliant human behavior. As soon as they fix that the need for patches will go away.

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  3. So basically... by Indras · · Score: 5, Funny

    Saying you're trying to fix all the holes in IE is like saying you mean to turn a sieve into a bowl.

    Seriously, it seems they are finally turning around and trying to make their products more reliable. They've come a long way since Win95 (or WinME... ::shudder::).

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  4. other browsers are teh bomb! by grazzy · · Score: 5, Funny

    luckily several other competing browsers have much less patches that have to be applied.

    netscape - doesnt have any holes - it crashes before anyone have time to exploit them.
    mozilla - its not called holes, its a feature until further notice.
    opera - pages download quick, dont they? then stfu.

  5. patches for IE by waldeaux · · Score: 2, Funny

    you know - with this many patches, IE is moving from the realm of science fiction to high fashion!

  6. Excellent!!! by eyegor · · Score: 2, Funny

    With this patch, IE will finally be perfect and I can sleep in peace knowing that Big Bill® is watching over me.

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  7. how to get them (MSFT) to make patches that work by Jucius+Maximus · · Score: 3, Funny
    1. Take the vulnerabilities that have been sitting around for ages and choose one that you want them to get fixed.

    2. Choose a cool marketing name for the hole, like "achilles' hole" or such. Make it fancy.

    3. Call the news agencies. Once there is a fancy marketing name, they will jump on it and create public hysteria. Remember "Code Red" ? It was just like any other worm attack except that it had a cool name for the media blew it way out of proportion.

    4. Watch the patches roll in.

    5. Lather, rinse, repeat. Every six weeks should do it. The public should see a pattern sooner or later.

  8. Re:I wish things were always so easy... by Mike+Schiraldi · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's not Windows Update; i own your box and have been busy setting it up the way i like it.

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  9. Re:God Forbid... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    ... the people of Slashdot would be planning a parade.

    Two things:

    1. Of course we all know how well Slashdotters
      follow up on their plans. Does this sound
      familiar: "Oooooh, that nasty MPAA has it coming
      to them when I boyco..Oh! Spider-Man!!"
    2. I forsee such a parade getting out of the
      meeting place, only to promptly disband when all the geeks run in fear from the sun.

    -jdm