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WMF Flaw not a Backdoor
koro666 writes "In a blog post, Mark Russinovich from SysInternals responded to the allegations made by Steve Gibson labeling the flaw as an intentional backdoor. It seems that the hype was about Steve's discovery that the code would only be executed if the size of the metafile record was deliberately tampered with, which is not the case. The technical details are explained in his post."
Not quite a backdoor in itself, but it makes a very nice doorframe. Complete with the Windows 'critical flaw of the month' moulding and Welcome mat placed in front of it, just ready for someone with a door to install it into the wall...
Job? I don't have time to get a job! Who will sit around and bitch about being broke and unemployed then?
Steve Gibson: 12,700,000 results.
William Gibson: 21,300,000 results.
Now who's your daddy?
Never ask for directions from a two-headed tourist! -Big Bird
Perhaps Steve would like to present his findings at the next DunceHats security conference. We could do with people of his caliber.
Tim Brown
I'll guess from your handle that you may not be a native speaker of English. In which case, allow me to offer some friendly advice - the word you were probably looking for is "analyze", with a "y". "Analize" with an "i" is also a verb meaning...well, something else.
Okay, mod me offtopic now....
ABSURDITY, n.: A statement or belief manifestly inconsistent with one's own opinion.