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Microsoft Finally To Patch 17-Year-Old Bug

Posted by timothy on from the not-quite-barely-legal dept.

eldavojohn writes "Microsoft is due for a very large patch this month, in which five critical holes (that render Windows hijackable by an intruder) are due to be fixed, in addition to twenty other problems. The biggest change addresses a 17-year-old bug dating back to the days of DOS, discovered in January by their BFF Google. The patch should roll out February 9th."

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  1. Better late than never... by __aaclcg7560 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Wow! I didn't know that the DOS code was so complicated that it took 17 years to fix.

  2. Re:Culture of insecurity by Liquidrage · · Score: 0, Redundant

    It was just found a month ago and they are fixing it now. Of course, you are right. But in this case, you are not right.

  3. Re:When is /. going to actually do more then just by DNS-and-BIND · · Score: 0, Redundant

    MS Bash? For a second there, I thought this was about a bug being found in a long-abandoned Microsoft bash shell.

    Sorry buddy, Microsoft has a really bad reputation. They retarded the progress of computers for years while pushing out inferior, buggy products supported by unethical, monopolistic business practices. A lot of people here had to deal with that personally and still bear a grudge.

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  4. Re:Not discovered in January by drinkypoo · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Which still doesnt make it 17 years, like most of these comments assume in their madman ravings...

    The time the vulnerability was reported has zero bearing on how long the bug has existed.

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