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Interview with Ilfak Guilfanov (WMF Patch Hero)

Posted by Zonk on from the small-acts-lead-to-big-things dept.

GrayWolf42 writes "SecuriTeam Blogs has posted an interview with Ilfak Guilfanov, one of the people developing the IDA Pro disassembler, who also happens to have written the unofficial WMF vulnerability patch. In this short interview he discusses the patch, how it works, and why he wrote it." From the article: "Q: When you heard of this vulnerability, you created a temporary patch to close the hole until Microsoft updated its software. Could you tell us more about what the patch does? A: The patch just removes this powerful command. It does not do anything else. The fix modifies the memory image of the system on the fly. It does not alter any files on the disk. It modifies [the image of] the system DLL 'gdi32.dll' because the vulnerable code is there." Microsoft has released an official update, which you should be able to download from the windows update site.

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  1. Is it true that in Soviet Russia, they Eat ME by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Is it true that in Soviet Russia, they Eat ME

  2. cool by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    cool.

  3. OT: Can we get a font change? by drinkypoo · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I know this is offtopic - you may mod accordingly - but could we maybe please get a change of font in the headings so that a capital I is distinguishable from a lowercase l?

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    1. Re:OT: Can we get a font change? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Slashdot doesn't have a specified font; just change your browser's default font to something else. I usually change it to Georgia or Tahoma (If Georgia's not on the box), personally. (FF: Tools --> Options... --> Content --> Fonts & Colors)

  4. Russians RULE by vandit2k6 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Russians all da way bro. Best hackers in a world are russian hackers.

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