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Patches pose significant risk, researchers say
Robert Lemos, SecurityFocus 2008-04-23

A group of four computer scientists urged Microsoft to redesign the way it distributes patches, after they created a technique that automatically produces attack code by comparing the vulnerable and repaired versions of a program.

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Huh 2008-04-24
Anonymous
"Microsoft found that a third of the flaws patched by the company were exploited either before or after the update was released."

I would think that 100% of exploits are exploited either before or after the patch....

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