» Topic:  Zero-day WMF flaw underscores patch problems

» Added by:  Robert Lemos

» Date:  14.1.2006

  For four days in January, network administrators and security-savvy home users had a choice: download and install an unofficial open-source fix for the critical flaw in the Windows Meta File (WMF) format, or wait an estimated week for an official patch from Microsoft.

With security experts warning about the spread of exploits for the flaw in Microsoft's Windows operating system, tens of thousands of people downloaded the patch from the website of security software developer Ilfak Guilfanov and other websites that hosted the file, according to numbers provided to SecurityFocus.

With security experts warning about the spread of exploits for the flaw in Microsoft's Windows operating system, tens of thousands of people downloaded the patch from the website of security software developer Ilfak Guilfanov and other websites that hosted the file, according to numbers provided to SecurityFocus.

Source : Securityfocus.com