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It's not just Windows. Linux users must do the same.: Sorry folks but ASN.1 has been around forever and is also part of most Linux distros.

From the CERT site:

"CERT is coordinating multiple security vulnerabilities in OpenSSL, the open source SSL/TLS implementation including an ASN.1 memory deallocation vulnerability and an ASN.1 tag vulnerability."; Posted by: No_Ax_to_Grind Posted on: 02/10/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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why bother? stephen732@... | 02/10/04

(NT) some advertisement happy

toomuchgreeatea@... | 02/10/04

UNTIL MICROSUCKS GETS SUED... realitycheck101 | 02/10/04

Sorry, read the EULA.... Oscar_Goldman | 02/10/04

True but deception is rampant michael-t | 02/10/04

Also Re the EULA The Real Bitch | 02/11/04

eula's NemesisNL | 02/11/04

Why not you then rock06r | 02/10/04

HOME USERS APPLY THIS PATCH IMMEDIATELY!!!! Heatlesssun | 02/10/04

UNTIL MICROSUCKS GETS SUED.. rwest@... | 02/11/04

Until MS Gets Sued ... gary.douglas@... | 02/11/04

Bravo! brasscap_z | 02/11/04

The pain at Microsoft has to be more than they can bear. DonnieBoy | 02/10/04

Not the only ones with problems.... racka4279 | 02/10/04

Yeah...MS is doing good. Cardinal_Bill | 02/10/04

Nobody claims perfection zd-spam | 02/10/04

But Billy Gates comes close IT_User | 02/10/04

I agree, security is relative racka4279 | 02/10/04

flawed argument. ryusen | 02/10/04

Let me see if I've got this straight. Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 02/10/04

um.. racka4279 | 02/10/04

sense of humor broadway al | 02/11/04

Server exploits versus desktop exploits Knorthern Knight | 02/10/04

Caught You nikoli | 02/11/04

how does this affect xp lite Hanover Phist | 02/11/04

how long to patch scott.marlowe@... | 02/11/04

MS Flaw......again B_HI | 02/10/04

Two hundred days to fix this... Solid Water | 02/10/04

eEye is compromising another tool for Homeland Security toomuchgreeatea@... | 02/10/04

Don't think we'll see No_Ax/Shadetree/usapride/southerpride/NoLife in here Bobby Sskcat | 02/10/04

Don't think we'll see No_Ax/Shadetree/usapride/sout herpride/NoLife in here FreeBSD | 02/10/04

Funny fastech@... | 02/10/04

Bwahahahahahaha!! That was great!! Bobby Sskcat | 02/10/04

Not really zd-spam | 02/10/04

It's already happened... surtur | 02/11/04

HEAR HEAR.... spinit | 02/10/04

Two mistakes: CobraA1 | 02/10/04

What is MS? zd-spam | 02/10/04

Rant Rant Flame Rant Flame Rant Squawkbox | 02/10/04

MS has already started doing that toomuchgreeatea@... | 02/10/04

Sorry I did not know I have been in my cave too long. Squawkbox | 02/10/04

Xp is flawed as well NemesisNL | 02/11/04

Firestone & Ford B_HI | 02/11/04

Stock in Firestone? ddollinger | 02/11/04

Top Secret? WizWom_z | 02/11/04

It's not just Windows. Linux users must do the same. No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/10/04

So? What does this have to do with the story? It's an M$ article! Bobby Sskcat | 02/10/04

Just helping users that are unaware. No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/10/04

yeah.. right.. Iain_Peters | 02/10/04

LaiM_Peters has no clue jrbeaman | 02/11/04

Thanks for the tip nucrash | 02/10/04

Nice try Bit. Cardinal_Bill | 02/10/04

The point being... No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/10/04

His point being nucrash | 02/10/04

Not exactly Suicida| | 02/10/04

The point being 4 months... jrbeaman | 02/11/04

oh bother optimaloptimusprime | 02/10/04

Do you have a spell checker? No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/10/04

I think he called you his girlfriend. In Spanish amiga=female friend Squawkbox | 02/10/04

would not be a bad add on for a browser (nt) JWatson77 | 02/11/04

wow JWatson77 | 02/11/04

Linux INVENTED on an AMIGA? HAH! jrbeaman | 02/11/04

the Worm infection is just windows Iain_Peters | 02/10/04

Do you have a browser on our Linux box? No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/10/04

I patched most of this problem months ago DanIelWalker_z | 02/10/04

Good on ya, now warn others to do the same. No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/10/04

But you imply tyhe risk is the same in both cases. It's not. DanIelWalker_z | 02/11/04

You Just Did The Stupidest Possible nikoli | 02/11/04

Re: You Just Did The Stupidest Possible B.O.F.H. | 02/12/04

A browser on a server??? Why?? Iain_Peters | 02/11/04

Odd you should say that. zd-spam | 02/10/04

You also missed the point. No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/10/04

Can you hit the point michael-t | 02/10/04

Oh, come on... brble | 02/10/04

a couple of points ryusen | 02/10/04

Uh huh, whatever you say ZZ No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/10/04

you want to look at the actual isues? ryusen | 02/10/04

In the eye of the beholder... No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/10/04

beholders are ugly... ryusen | 02/11/04

Axe - point out ZZ'z misinterpretation Iain_Peters | 02/11/04

Have you taken... The Real Bitch | 02/11/04

I think that Dr. Phil could michael-t | 02/12/04

Well for starters bhanes@... | 02/11/04

re: a couple of points brble | 02/10/04

NP ryusen | 02/10/04

Yes... and no.... Zogg | 02/10/04

Design Suicida| | 02/10/04

The loudest the noise michael-t | 02/10/04

Small technical point... Zogg | 02/11/04

The strength of modular design, eh? Zogg | 02/11/04

I don't use SSL FreeBSD | 02/10/04

For my mind the MS one appears much worst Richard Flude | 02/10/04

Nonsense, as usual. michael-t | 02/10/04

OpenSSL is from the OpenBSD project! B.O.F.H. | 02/11/04

Nice try bub Taz_z | 02/11/04

You are daft, aren't you? WizWom_z | 02/11/04

Ah, I see now how this lowers the TCO .. George Jay | 02/10/04

Windows Users Remind Me Of A Dog Chad_z | 02/10/04

That's good writing. Anton Philidor | 02/10/04

Glad you like it. Cardinal_Bill | 02/10/04

Wrong way 'round Anton Philidor | 02/10/04

Thanks for reminding me what I dislike most about Linux jfrankcarr | 02/10/04

both sides ryusen | 02/10/04

The day the twin towers fell... civilised | 02/10/04

after that day.... NemesisNL | 02/11/04

And you point is? FreeBSD | 02/10/04

The point is the Linux attitude jfrankcarr | 02/10/04

RE: The point is the Linux attitude Iain_Peters | 02/11/04

There are just as many, if not more... The Real Bitch | 02/11/04

i resent that... ryusen | 02/11/04

It really wasn't meant to offend anyone The Real Bitch | 02/11/04

Gloaty Gras! Chad_z | 02/10/04

actually bhanes@... | 02/11/04

Not a minute too soon michael-t | 02/10/04

STFU Suicida| | 02/10/04

off point michael-t | 02/10/04

Technical Arguments? brble | 02/11/04

Too much effort for nothing michael-t | 02/11/04

Ditto brble | 02/11/04

Too many words; too little essence. michael-t | 02/11/04

24 years? D_Larsen | 02/11/04

Myth-buster MarcB_z | 02/11/04

In addition TWRX | 02/11/04

Don't you mean 1983? voska | 02/11/04

Some inaccurate info there. jfrankcarr | 02/11/04

At last someone with memory .... michael-t | 02/11/04

Windows 1.0 1991 mrlinux | 02/11/04

MS ASN dll FLAW???? michael-t | 02/11/04

good point! ryusen | 02/11/04

My theory on why it took so long. jfrankcarr | 02/10/04

The people who michael-t | 02/10/04

Corroborates mine IT_User | 02/11/04

good, meaningful post michael-t | 02/11/04

Common Sense?? stormaz@... | 02/11/04

Sadly you are right michael-t | 02/11/04

Believe it or not brble | 02/11/04

us navy carl-mbsi | 03/11/04

Accuracy brble | 02/11/04

A small pesky detail michael-t | 02/11/04

Probably a Misunderstanding brble | 02/11/04

But there is such GREAT job security in fixing the flaws at MS! jrbeaman | 02/11/04

Why this is especially bad news for Microsoft George Mitchell | 02/10/04

Windows 3.1.1 jhimes | 02/11/04

Um... "Deep" doesn't mean what you think WizWom_z | 02/11/04

(NT) ZDNET, You need a new story - - - Read this one 18 times in last year. Plain Logic | 02/10/04

(NT) No_Ax, HOW MANY SERVERS DID YOU NEED TO PATCH TODAY ??? Plain Logic | 02/10/04

If he is smart Suicida| | 02/10/04

Is it safe to auto-update a MS patch Iain_Peters | 02/11/04

NO NO NO! jrbeaman | 02/11/04

All MS and Linux boxes, automatically. No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/10/04

I would never brble | 02/11/04

re: All MS and Linux boxes, automatically -NOT Iain_Peters | 02/11/04

huh? CobraA1 | 02/16/04

big deal JWatson77 | 02/11/04

Think mn210@... | 02/11/04

You Think ITGuy04 | 02/11/04

I pray the patch won't break my system doctormoriarty | 02/11/04

I think it did mine jhimes | 02/11/04

Better after removing patch jhimes | 02/11/04

Do you want some cheese to go with that whine? rwest@... | 02/11/04

Linux has the same "holes"? middle of nowhere | 02/11/04

Linux has the same "holes"? rwest@... | 02/11/04

so you're saying ryusen | 02/11/04

Another FUDder WizWom_z | 02/11/04

If your Windows computer were a car mau4@... | 02/11/04

Parked Car? Bad Analogy mycoal5 | 02/11/04

Car analogy mrlinux | 02/11/04

Car Analogy stormaz@... | 02/12/04

If your Windows computer were a car rwest@... | 02/11/04

look at this case specifically... ryusen | 02/11/04

First thing to do..... chiishen | 02/11/04

Throw out all MS software & prgmrs & start over again IT-professional | 02/11/04

Start all the way over Bit Bucketteer | 02/11/04

Market Share TWRX | 02/11/04

Almost a really good post nikoli | 02/11/04

Microsoft aschwabjr@... | 02/11/04

A small pesky detail michael-t | 02/11/04

This Is Just Stupid nikoli | 02/11/04

AHMEN. jrbeaman | 02/11/04

ahmen ??? nikoli | 02/11/04

Windows Flaw dercp94@... | 02/11/04

What? nikoli | 02/11/04

I should add nikoli | 02/11/04

Another Timed Moved by M$ dgpeter@... | 02/11/04

EULA spyware / ownership issues Laura Newman | 02/11/04

Not An Apologist But... nikoli | 02/11/04

I couldn't imagine michael-t | 02/11/04

You're too funny nikoli | 02/11/04

Microsoft Flaws TheWizard_z | 02/12/04

Mac OS X slylabs13 | 02/13/04

Mine Either nikoli | 02/15/04

Windows ME vulnerabilty and security support jonkopp | 02/16/04

Window Flaw redhead4855 | 02/16/04

Here We Go Again... TANSTAAFL! | 02/17/04

Hmm. Isn't this software from India? mike.pennington@... | 02/17/04

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