Serious Microsoft OS vulnerability discovered in how OS handles pics - no patch yet.

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Posted by emc^2 on Jan-03-2006 18:20:

Serious Microsoft OS vulnerability discovered in how OS handles pics - no patch yet.

I'm not the one to repeat "the sky is falling" but this is a serious hole in OS, folks. Read advisory and be careful opening image files from unknown sources or visiting unknown sites.

Here's info:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/se...ory/912840.mspx
www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/181038
http://handlers.dshield.org/jullrich/wmffaq.html
http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?rss&storyid=996

Posted by Ted Promo on Jan-03-2006 18:21:

^^those links will probably give me a virus.

Posted by emc^2 on Jan-03-2006 18:24:

quote:
Originally posted by Demoted
^^those links will probably give me a virus.

actually, you're infected just by reading this post. My avatar contained virus that will h@x0r and destroy your computar!!!!

buwhyahaahahaha

Yeah, nothing like Microsoft or SANS playing a practical joke on unsuspecting users....

/sarcastic mode: OFF

Posted by montana on Jan-03-2006 18:24:

the sky has fallen down and are we are left with is stupid oceanlab references and billy's partners doing yet another os with more leakage then a defected condom

Posted by igottaknow on Jan-03-2006 19:55:

what should you do if you use a mac?

Posted by JakeC on Jan-03-2006 20:00:

quote:
Originally posted by igottaknow
what should you do if you use a mac?

Right click.......

Posted by igottaknow on Jan-03-2006 20:05:

quote:
Originally posted by JakeC
Right click.......

under OSX I can

Posted by Boomer187 on Jan-03-2006 20:10:

is this wwu.punishers big surprise?

Posted by JakeC on Jan-03-2006 20:14:

quote:
Originally posted by igottaknow
under OSX I can

pwn3d

Posted by david.michael on Jan-03-2006 20:14:

quote:
Originally posted by JakeC
Right click.......

:: right-clicks with his Mac all the time ::

n00b!

Posted by david.michael on Jan-03-2006 20:14:

quote:
Originally posted by JakeC
pwn3d

Hehe beat me to the reply... oh well.