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Message 229081 - Posted: 10 Jan 2006, 23:36:50 UTC

Just as you thought the Windows WMF exploit was fixed two new WMF flaws emerge.

They're "performance issues" not security holes, says Microsoft

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Microsoft is aware of the problems, a representative for the software maker said in an emailed statement. The company had identified these issues before the report and is evaluating fixes for inclusion in the next service pack for the affected products, the representative said.


From http://software.silicon.com/security/0,39024655,39155481,00.htm

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Message 229199 - Posted: 11 Jan 2006, 5:00:16 UTC

All three flaws concern the way Windows renders images in the Windows Metafile (WMF) format used by some CAD (computer-aided design) applications, but these latest flaws are far less serious than the vulnerability that Microsoft patched last week, according to security experts. That vulnerability was serious enough to cause Microsoft to take the unusual step of releasing an early patch for the problem, ahead of its monthly security software update.

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Message 229242 - Posted: 11 Jan 2006, 8:30:11 UTC

Windows reminds me of a very old tractor intertube...
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