'Important' Windows flaw could turn critical

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Nope: The vulnerability in the article appears to be the one that affected Mozilla. If true, Mozilla's flaw was actually an underlying OS issue.

No, it was strictly a browser issue. It's not up to the OS to second-guess whether an application really needs to run another application, which is what shell: does.

Of course, it does turn out that Mozilla was just copying an IE "feature" here, which is what the NBM crowd insists non-MS browsers need to do. Apparently the IE fix will be out next month with XPSP2.; Posted by: Yagotta B. Kidding Posted on: 07/14/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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Oh shoot, this was Microsoft's way... bjbrock | 07/14/04

Paranoia mojoman_x@... | 07/14/04

So can IE... BitTwiddler | 07/14/04

So can sticking your head in the sand! Dave Mount | 07/14/04

'Important' Windows flaw could turn critical Loverock Davidson | 07/14/04

Hey, you are brilliant, you could help MS with security PR. DonnieBoy | 07/14/04

Ahhh another embittered Linux user mojoman_x@... | 07/14/04

I checked out all ... one ..of them. el1jones | 07/14/04

From the sound of it... Letophoro | 07/14/04

Nope Yagotta B. Kidding | 07/14/04

Semantics Letophoro | 07/14/04

Such as? Martin Marvinski | 07/14/04

Funny that it was only the Windows... bjbrock | 07/14/04

Your right OhMyGosh | 07/14/04

Same hole Eggs Ackley_z | 07/14/04

you mean... ryusen | 07/14/04

Could be worse AmusedAtItAll | 07/14/04

Yes I am Loverock Davidson | 07/14/04

I didn't know php_developer | 07/14/04

Possible? Linux User 147560 | 07/14/04

But when users become more advanced they become more reckless Michael Kelly | 07/14/04

Get REAL! Dave Mount | 07/14/04

The kind of novices I mean... Michael Kelly | 07/14/04

As they say.. d_jedi | 07/14/04

you're missing something... ryusen | 07/14/04

Actually... PA-ITGuy | 07/14/04

Also... tallguy779 | 07/14/04

What? d_jedi | 07/14/04

BECAUSE THEY ARE TOO STUPID! jrbeaman | 07/14/04

(nt) That's what autoupdate is for d_jedi | 07/14/04

Auto update still isn't good enough Michael Kelly | 07/14/04

Re: Michael d_jedi | 07/14/04

Infected jguyp725@... | 08/11/04

You still haven't explained.. d_jedi | 07/14/04

Lousy take on it... Martin Marvinski | 07/14/04

Idiots Yagotta B. Kidding | 07/14/04

You just don't get it, do you? jrbeaman | 07/14/04

I get it Loverock Davidson | 07/14/04

gave up on you BSD BS? ryusen | 07/14/04

Nope Loverock Davidson | 07/14/04

the required "user interaction" ryusen | 07/14/04

Takes `significant' user interaction to work? michael-t | 07/14/04

I guess we know which monkey you are. Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 07/14/04

And Stevie was just bragging about progress on security. DonnieBoy | 07/14/04

Microsoft's whole business is built on FUD Xunil_Sierutuf | 07/14/04

red hat has more flaws look ITsucks | 07/14/04

So what? This is about Microsoft. jrbeaman | 07/14/04

microsoft has more flaws look OhMyGosh | 07/14/04

lol just acting like a linux zealot ITsucks | 07/14/04

No, he's right. Sorry buddy. hayesk | 07/14/04

Don't be so hard on the poor guy. Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 07/14/04

Ditto Dave Mount | 07/14/04

but... ryusen | 07/14/04

Good point always overlooked Linux User 147560 | 07/14/04

Now try it in the other direction Michael Kelly | 07/14/04

Let's take a look... Linux User 147560 | 07/14/04

His success is only distributing the plague. jrbeaman | 07/14/04

The problem with that is... Dave Mount | 07/14/04

No heads? htotten | 07/14/04

A developer with a conscience... Dave Mount | 07/14/04

Come On People It is JUST A MINOR FLAW RobertoSalazar | 07/14/04

THAT'S ALREADY BEEN FIXED nt PA-ITGuy | 07/14/04

Well, right or wrong, this hurts Microsoft, keeps the bad news rolling. DonnieBoy | 07/14/04

Fixed by who? The users? HA HA HA! jrbeaman | 07/14/04

"Minor" flaw??? Dave Mount | 07/14/04

Didn't ppl say no one is reverse engineering patches FilledOut | 07/14/04

Microsoft should encrypt the patches d_jedi | 07/14/04

Rubbish... Mike Cox | 07/14/04

When you finish patching all servers, is it time to patch again? Xunil_Sierutuf | 07/14/04

It's like the old "Dunkin' Donuts" commercial jfrankcarr | 07/14/04

Gotta be Mike's neighbor to use Windows! Dave Mount | 07/14/04

Some of us have more important things tpc944 | 07/14/04

I don't see the humour.. d_jedi | 07/14/04

Hmmmmmmmmmm North of the 49th | 07/14/04

Great big "ATTABOY!" Dave Mount | 07/14/04

Ok, is it me or... BitTwiddler | 07/14/04

Not strange, predictable. jrbeaman | 07/14/04

Not Really jion | 07/14/04

Discovered by Mozilla project and patched Eggs Ackley_z | 07/14/04

Windows Flaw wtasbury@... | 07/14/04

Wrong people, your plan should ... jrbeaman | 07/14/04

Yes, just two beheadings should do it Eggs Ackley_z | 07/14/04

The pleasure center of my brain just tingled. Xunil_Sierutuf | 07/14/04

yes of course... ryusen | 07/14/04

There's something called "passive aggressive" Dave Mount | 07/14/04

Viruses , trojans -- A "Great" computer experience? firstmagnitude | 07/14/04

You got the picture. jrbeaman | 07/14/04

Get out of the rat race georgep_z | 07/14/04

Amen! crash89 | 07/14/04

Agreed. Just get away from Windows hayesk | 07/14/04

Heretic! Dave Mount | 07/14/04

Did anyone notice? ryusen | 07/14/04

Virus Writers kenp@... | 07/14/04

The first couple of them, maybe.. Xunil_Sierutuf | 07/14/04

Re: Virus Writers Wizard57M | 07/14/04

Another tools used by Homeland Security discovered!!! toomuchgreeatea@... | 07/14/04

I don't use Outlook Express why do I have to keep patching it? duclod | 07/14/04

Because Michael Kelly | 07/14/04

Enterprise analyst, where are you? Expatriate US Geek | 07/14/04

Must be at MacWorld. Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 07/14/04

EXTRA.. EXTRA.. THIS NEWS JUST IN.. FreeBSD | 07/14/04

Bummer. But, no big deal. marksashton | 07/14/04

Right On Brother! bunnyman | 07/14/04

One small (okay, maybe big) problem crash89 | 07/14/04

Really? Describe the "app" that the patches broke. marksashton | 07/14/04

Here you go voska | 07/15/04

Could have been shorter... Dave Mount | 07/14/04

Gotta be a MSFT Evangelical... Dave Mount | 07/14/04

jfrankcarr, you are right. the danger is the "guy" what_now2 | 07/14/04

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