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Zero-day WMF flaw underscores patch problems
Robert Lemos, SecurityFocus 2006-01-12

For four days in January, network administrators and security-savvy home users had a choice: Download and install an unofficial open-source fix for the critical flaw in the Windows Meta File (WMF) format or wait an estimated week for an official patch from Microsoft.

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Alternative solution 2006-01-13
mxb
The alternative solution to the problem for Microsoft is to release two patches. The first is a ``beta'' patch which has been testing on the main pieces of software (Windows 2000/XP/2003, SQL server etc), newer software which runs on servers and the majority of machines. Due to the less testing invo...

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