[CS-FSLUG] OT: Oh......this is rich!

[Fred A. Miller]

Failed fixes haunt credibility of Trustworthy Computing 

 A nearly eight-year-old vulnerability has resurfaced in Windows XP (including 
SP2) and Windows Server 2003 long after Microsoft originally fixed the 
problem, reports TruSecure's Russ Cooper. The vulnerability, according to 
Cooper, leaves Microsoft's desktop and server operating systems open to a 
denial-of-service exploit known as a "Land attack" that can crash a system. 
Cooper's report isn't the only evidence that something could be amiss in the 
way Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing initiative is dealing with known 
vulnerabilities. The company this week acknowledged that a security patch 
issued in January for Windows 98 and ME may still be leaving customers' 
computers open to attack. David Berlind has more details.

http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/index.php?p=1222&tag=nl.e539

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