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Windows 98, Me, NT4, 2000 and XP SSL Flawed

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the sucks-to-be-them dept.

JoeSmack writes "In amazingly unexpected news, ComputerWorld is running an article that says the SSL security hole found in Internet Explorer is not a flaw in the browser, but in the operating system itself." The article mentions that Konqueror was patched against the same bug in 90 minutes.

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  1. In a nutshell... by N3WBI3 · · Score: 0, Troll

    m=M $:Yea if you idiots out there knew not to trust us this would not be a problem

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  2. Re:favorite quote by topham · · Score: 2, Troll

    Thats funny.

    According to the EULA Microsoft Isn't responsible for the code either.

    I'm a programmer by trade.

    Microsoft doesn't have a fucking clue.

  3. The "O" in Internet Explorer by Mackoid · · Score: 0, Troll

    We're the "O" in O/S.

  4. this is the perfect opportunity for M$ by keithmoore · · Score: 0, Troll

    to install spyware in those older operating systems, like they've done with XP and win2k.

  5. A flaw in the Microsoft Opertaing System? by i_want_you_to_throw_ · · Score: 1, Troll

    Really? Call MIT! Scientists might want to study that.

  6. The real question is... by dubiousmike · · Score: 2, Troll

    Will this affect my ability to surf pr0n?

  7. MS... Linux.. by cp5i6 · · Score: 0, Troll

    Eh... Who cares.. I personally don't have time to give a shit about downloading every patch every day.... so in my eyes it really doens't matter if MS comes out with a patch like a month later why? (btw on my monthly clicks on the windows update I was pleasantly surprised to see that service pack 3 is out :)).. because I don't spend all day browsing all the pages to find every single stupid little bug on my OS (I do have better things to do.... ie... Porn is acutally more enjoyable then looking for bugs and patches or better yet.. Actually taking a walk outside without bringing the laptop!!! What a concept!! )and getting every single patch for it. And the only computer that is on all the time is my server... which does nothing except NAT.. then again... I guess alot of em /. spend 23 hours a day on the computer so i guess it is important then What matters is of course that I 0wnz0r J00 AllZ!

  8. Minor problem by Florian+Weimer · · Score: 3, Troll

    It's sad to say, but given all those unpatched bugs in Internet Explorer, this flaw is a minor issue. Why bother with DNS Spoofing etc., when you just can install and start any executable you want on your victim's computer?

    It's funny that Microsoft always comments publicly on the minor bugs, but ignores the serious ones, just until they release a patch.

  9. Re:Konqueror by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Lately, I've been seeing a lot of pro-Miscrosoft and anti-open source comments in slashdot (mostly Anonymous Cowards). It seems to me that slashdot has been infiltrated. Microsoft may be planting operatives to post comments on slashdot ... soon slashdot would become part of MSN ...

    I think I'm going to say goodbye to slashdot now. It was fun while it lasted. But I'm not getting passport.

  10. Re:Slow down there. by Malcontent · · Score: 2, Troll

    I have heard of group policy. Have you ever used it? It's a piece of shit. Same goes for roaming profiles, terminal server, etc. MS makes crappy products that promise much more then they deliver. I have not used the SUS but reading their FAQ it looks like I would have to go from desktop to desktop and install the client. If it's anything like SMS or anything else from MS it will be half usable piece of shit.

    Every product MS makes delivers 70% of what the white papers promise.

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