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Microsoft to Patch WMF Exploit Early
Chran writes "Microsoft has just announced that they will release a security update for the .WMF-exploit today at 2pm ET, instead of Tuesday, as originally planned.
Microsoft writes: "Microsoft originally planned to release the update on Tuesday, January 10, 2006 as part of its regular monthly release of security bulletins, once testing for quality and application compatibility was complete. However, testing has been completed earlier than anticipated and the update is ready for release. In addition, Microsoft is releasing the update early in response to strong customer sentiment that the release should be made available as soon as possible."
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How Jaded Are You?
No problem... there's plenty of other exploits for windows.
testing has been completed earlier than anticipated
Sure.
"When life gives you lemons, don't make lemonade. Make life take the lemons back!" -- Cave Johnson
"in response to strong customer sentiment" Ie we look foolish that the community was able to fix it sooner than we were. Here you go, we're not that bad afterall, see?
Let's be friends again.
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They would have released it earlier, but their test machines kept getting hacked...
20 mil and I will! Learn Esperanto with 20M others.
Let me guess, they've added a warning message that says you're about to download or open a WMF then let's you do it anyway? It took them all week to develop because they needed to translate "OK" and "Cancel" to 47 different languages.
"When will the patch for the patch be released?" asked Fox News correspondent Bubbles McConnifer, causing the press corps to giggle like schoolgirls in heat.
"Smile when you said that, bitch," growled a visibly angered Microsoft, who then motioned to two pinstripe suited thugs who escorted Ms. McConnifer from the press conference.
"Any other questions, whores?" asked Microsoft, placing fists on hips and allowing his 'MS Certified Otakus Rule!' T-Shirt to be seen. His query was greeted by silence. "Well alright, then."
Our customers are getting pwn3d.
Reality is defined by the maddest person in the room
... meaning all us east coast admins will be staying late tonight. Joy.
"Powers. I have them."
I have no idea what the side effects of this will be for your other applications (because I didn't do any regression testing), but I'm not MS, so I don't really care. Mat
Since when did operating systems become a religion?
Does this mean I can't have an image file that creates bouncing pictures hopping around on my screen with some guy screaming that I am looking at gay porno?
srsly, fuck u miKKKro$haft
Boy, all those guys running web servers under DOS 5 must be pissing their pants!
The world's burning. Moped Jesus spotted on I50. Details at 11.
Use the exploit to their advantage? Just change their logo to a WMF and use the exploit to push the patch out?
Prove it.
His wife could not be reached to comment on this!
***rimshot***
Thanks folks! I'll be here all week. Don't forget to tip the wait staff.
Your method sounds pretty easy.
Do I have to reboot afterwards?
[Fuck Beta]
o0t!
this vulnerability isn't a bug
lol, it's a feature.
these jokes write themselves.
[Fuck Beta]
o0t!
If i tell you he or she might throw a chair at me and/or fucking kill me