Security Vulnerabilities Discovered in WinXP SP2

SoTuA writes "Few months after SP2 hit windowsupdate.com, Finjan Software reports that security flaws have been found in WinXP SP2, including malicous code execution without user intervention. Finjian has turned over the findings, along with proof-of-concept, to Microsoft."

Comments

No OS is 100% secure

[FiReaNGeL]

Seriously, no OS will ever be exploit / bug free. I see it like a competition between would-be hackers and OS programmers... sure, some security holes are just obvious bad programming, but most are not, and in the end, someone somewhere, given enough time, will always find a vulnerability. If Linux had the user base MS Windows have, you can be sure that we would be seeing a LOT more of vulnerabilities popping up. If the average Linux user was as computer-inexperienced as the average Windows user, it would surely help.

Want a 100% secure OS? Run "Hello World" OS, the only unhackable OS, and its friendly, too!

Microsoft's security philosophy:

[t_allardyce]

Most offices aren't very secure, often anyone can get into your company's building just by finding a simple door code (watch someone type it or look the worn out buttons), pretending to be delivering something or just quickly flashing a random ID card at the security guard. Therefore, if offices aren't secure, software doesn't need to be.