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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: Re: The Squander of MS Admins && Users 2006-01-17
Penguinisto
Because, as the WINE devs themselves put it, they replicated the Windows bugs as well as the features (to insure operability). After all, the current WMF flaws were once design features.

PS: WINE has released a patch that fixes this....

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