Microsoft got it wrongOct 15 2003 08:51PM Richard M. Smith (rms computerbytesman com) (1 replies)
Only last month in USA Today, Microsoft was claiming that Windows Messenger
didn't represent a security hazard:
Pop-ups assail through Windows
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2003-09-24-popups_x.htm
Microsoft views pop-up boxes as a benign nuisance
that does "not pose a security risk," says Greg Sullivan,
product manager for Windows.
Looks like Microsoft crystal ball is pretty fuzzy. Windows Messsenger is
just the sort of seldom-used feature that should be turned off by default in
Windows XP.
Richard M. Smith
http://www.ComputerBytesMan.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Giovanni Campagnoli [mailto:bioia (at) yahoo (dot) com [email concealed]]
Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 3:10 PM
To: bugtraq (at) securityfocus (dot) com [email concealed]
Subject: Microsoft Windows Security Bulletin Summary October
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-043 - Buffer Overrun
in Messenger Service Could Allow Code Execution
(828035)
didn't represent a security hazard:
Pop-ups assail through Windows
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2003-09-24-popups_x.htm
Microsoft views pop-up boxes as a benign nuisance
that does "not pose a security risk," says Greg Sullivan,
product manager for Windows.
Looks like Microsoft crystal ball is pretty fuzzy. Windows Messsenger is
just the sort of seldom-used feature that should be turned off by default in
Windows XP.
Richard M. Smith
http://www.ComputerBytesMan.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Giovanni Campagnoli [mailto:bioia (at) yahoo (dot) com [email concealed]]
Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 3:10 PM
To: bugtraq (at) securityfocus (dot) com [email concealed]
Subject: Microsoft Windows Security Bulletin Summary October
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-043 - Buffer Overrun
in Messenger Service Could Allow Code Execution
(828035)
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