bugtraq - Re: ZERT patch [was: 0day for IE (Disabling Javascript no longer a fix)]

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Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0609251205350.3786-100000@linuxbox.org>
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2006 12:06:12 -0500 (CDT)
From: Gadi Evron <ge@...uxbox.org>
To: "Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]" <sbradcpa@...bell.net>
Cc: Bill Stout <bill.stout@...enborder.com>,
	bugtraq@...urityfocus.com, botnets@...testar.linuxbox.org,
	full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk
Subject: Re: ZERT patch [was: 0day for IE (Disabling Javascript no longer a
 fix)]

On Mon, 25 Sep 2006, Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP] wrote:
> Jesper's Blog : More options on protecting against recent IE 
> vulnerabilities on a domain:
> http://msinfluentials.com/blogs/jesper/archive/2006/09/22/More-options-on-protecting-against-the-VML-vulnerability-on-a-domain.aspx
> 
> I like that option better.  Leaves me supported and honestly I've not 
> seen anything that I'm running that's used VML or freaked since I've 
> done that?

The patch is available, but if the workaround works for you, you should
definitely use that. All things being even, third party patches should be
a last resort.

        Gadi.

> 
> Gadi Evron wrote:
> > On Sun, 24 Sep 2006, Bill Stout wrote:
> >   
> >> http://sunbeltblog.blogspot.com/2006/09/seen-in-wild-zero-day-exploit-be
> >> ing.html 
> >> "This exploit can be mitigated by turning off Javascripting. 
> >>
> >> Update: Turning off Javascripting is no longer a valid mitigation. A
> >> valid mitigation is unregistering the VML dll. "
> >>     
> >
> > There is, of course, the ZERT (Zeroday Emergency Response Team) patch,
> > available to those who choose to use it.
> > Along with source code, testing methodology, etc.
> >
> > Naturally a vendor patch is BETTER, this is merely an alternative that can
> > be used, right now, by those who choose to do so.
> >
> > http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2019162,00.asp
> > http://isotf.org/zert/
> >
> > Richard wrote an interesting blog entry on it:
> > http://taosecurity.blogspot.com/2006/09/zert-evolution.html
> >
> >   
> >> Bill Stout
> >>     
> >
> > 	Gadi.
> >
> >
> >   
> 
> -- 
> Letting your vendors set your risk analysis these days?  
> http://www.threatcode.com
> 
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>