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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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Re: Alternative solution 2006-01-13
Anonymous
The problem with that is, sometimes a patch can cause other problems (i.e. breaking other software, corrupting databases, rather soundly screwing up user account, and the list goes on). It's best to be sure you aren't creating more problems before releasing the patch. Sometimes the additional prob...

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