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Reverse engineering patches making disclosure a moot choice?
Robert Lemos, SecurityFocus 2005-07-01

When Microsoft released limited information on a critical vulnerability in Internet Explorer last month, reverse engineer Halvar Flake decided to dig deeper.

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Re: Re: Write code correctly the first time? 2005-07-12
David
Perfect code will be written as soon as we have perfect people. Till then, there will be flaws and patches. As people write more secure code, the attacks will only become more complex. "Secure enough" depends on where you draw the line, perhaps using a cost-benefit analysis....

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