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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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The Squander of MS Admins && Users 2006-01-13
Anonymous
Administrators and IT managers are to

blame, not Microsoft. Microsoft is a criminal

corporation taking advantage of the publics

ignorance, and selling a product full of

security and compatibility flaws. I find it

funny that so many blame Microsoft, when the

blame is to rest on those who sup...

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