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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."
What is it with these Microsoft clowns, that they can't fix every single bug? Buncha incompetent bozos.
Mix the failings of Usenet with the shortcomings of the World Wide Web and the result is slashdot.
This is news because?
I don't want to sound like an apologist for M$ but we found out a long time ago that software is difficult, if not impossible, to get right. I am sure their software practices are shoddy in the extreme but hasn't this news story been flogged to death already? What does the submitter think was are going to say about this particular problem that hasn't been said about the 1000 other "M$ security hole" type stories that have graced the pages of /. in the last week!
</rant> - it's been a hard day
I used to have a better sig but it broke.
Of course it was a matter of time - as it's a matter of time with any OS.
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Like there could be an OS which is absolutely secure and then we wouldn't have to read stupid articles like these.
MS bashers, here's a list of security updates in Q4 for RH EL 3.0 AS:
(https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/rhel3as-errat
2004-11-12 RHSA-2004:562 Security Advisory Updated httpd packages fix a security issue and bugs
2004-11-12 RHSA-2004:609 Security Advisory Updated freeradius packages fix security flaws
2004-11-12 RHSA-2004:615 Security Advisory Updated libxml2 package fixes security vulnerabilities
2004-10-27 RHSA-2004:585 Security Advisory Updated xchat package fixes SOCKSv5 proxy security issue
2004-10-27 RHSA-2004:592 Security Advisory Updated xpdf package fixes security flaws
2004-10-27 RHSA-2004:611 Security Advisory Updated mysql-server package
2004-10-22 RHSA-2004:543 Security Advisory Updated CUPS packages fix security issues
2004-10-22 RHSA-2004:577 Security Advisory Updated libtiff packages
2004-10-20 RHSA-2004:480 Security Advisory Updated ImageMagick packages fix security vulnerability
2004-10-20 RHSA-2004:569 Security Advisory Updated mysql packages fix minor security issues and bugs
2004-10-20 RHSA-2004:591 Security Advisory Updated squid package fixes vulnerability
2004-10-20 RHSA-2004:604 Security Advisory Updated gaim package fixes security issues and bugs
2004-10-07 RHSA-2004:546 Security Advisory Updated cyrus-sasl packages fix security flaw
2004-10-05 RHSA-2004:412 Security Advisory Updated kdelibs and kdebase packages correct security issues
2004-10-04 RHSA-2004:478 Security Advisory Updated XFree86 packages fix security issues and bugs
Lol you idiot. Did you read that list? Gaim has a new security issue every night, but so does every IM utility (and they're usually something stupid).
The only one on there that matters is libxml2 and httpd; the rest are stupid little things that aren't even a real danger.
When openssh falls into that list, I'll care.
now if only the slashdot zealot kiddies could do the same when it comes to MS products. RTFM and understand it before opening mouth to bash...
...not much difference, they both hate out of ignorence and intolerance of things that are not what they think are right...pathetic isn't it...when all they have to do is read, ask those that are not biased bafoons, and dont imagine conspiracies everywhere (tinfoil hats aside).
or is there a double standard when it comes to being a brainless twit on slashdot -
1 - ok to bash ms without a clue how to cfg it
2 - linux is perfect, no flaws
3 - the errata pages are there as a joke, since rule 2 applies...
get real, no OS is secure unless you config it to the level of security you need/want/forced-to-use (ignorent exec's without a clue making desisions)
get off the hate-wagon, be constructive!
slashdot-ms-bashers---KKK
Obviously it's not the fault of the Agilent analyzer, Microsoft is involved here in some way! It just *has* to be their fault!! God forbid that anybody else be to blame for stuff like this, the world would just end otherwise!
I think those customers will be dumbstruck when they get Microsoft's "appropriate action" in the mail: "What's this Ubuntu thing?"