Re: Microsoft releases critical fix that breaks their own software!

From: Deus, Attonbitus (Thorat_private)
Date: Thu Jun 13 2002 - 10:32:15 PDT

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    At 10:58 PM 6/12/2002, Geoff Shively wrote:
    >What classic MS, their newest critical alert dealing with the Gopher Root
    >Vulnerability discussed on Security Focus last week
    >[http://online.securityfocus.com/news/464] seems to break windows media
    >player.
    >
    >Is there any validity to this- and, does their fix work?
    >
    >More info on the microsoft critical alert:
    >http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/security/
    >bulletin/MS02-027.asp
    >More info on the breakage: http://www.pivx.com/workaround_fail.html
    
    
    Why would you phrase the question like this when you *are* PivX, know the 
    vulnerability exists, and have your own fix for it?
    I mean, asking "is there any validity to this" seems almost like you are 
    trying to pretend to be an unattached 3rd party-- To me, anyway...
    
    I would think it would be just fine to say "Hey, here is the problem, we 
    have verified it, and we have a solution.... "
    
    Of course, feel free to correct me if I am wrong...
    
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