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Microsoft Discloses Security Flaws in XP and WMPlayer

Posted by timothy on from the innocent-whistle dept.

An anonymous reader writes: "Salon is running a story on Microsoft's disclosure of a number of security flaws in WinXP and Windows Media Player, versions 6.4 and 7.1. The story also states that there are 2 critical vulnerabilities in Commerce Server 2000. Will I ever get the bang for my MS buck?"

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  1. Re:Get them from... by cyborch · · Score: 3, Flamebait

    After seeing holes in OpenBSD and Apache recently,

    oh come on, the apache vulnerabilities were embarrasing, but that does not make all the vulnerabilities of IIS alright. And according to the new strategy of MS you are going to pay a subscription fee to MS to get updates. Apache updates are going to remain free.

    I guess it's Microsoft's turn again.

    Microsofts turn at what? They still don't have the most widely used web server. They still do not patch as fast as the free alternatives are patched. We still cannot see the source since that would pressent a threat to national security.