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Let me give you an answer.

"Is it worse to have 4 exploits for 1 vulnerability or to have only
1 exploit?"

If your system isn't patched* It is much worse to have multiple
exploits, because, if your system isn't patched, you can only
avoid exploits if you can recognize them, so if they take a new
form, there's a chance that it may look like something the user
recognizes as valid, so the exploit will succeed. For example,
and exploit involving a PayPal account will immediately be
recognized as bogus by users who don't have PayPal accounts,
but one based on eBay might succeed i they happen to have an
eBay account.

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*There are many reasons why some systems go unpatched,
including lack of information, lack of time, patches that break
critical functionality, and vulnerabilities for which no patch has
been made available.

Posted by: Haterock Davidsfather   Posted on: 12/03/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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