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

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Message-ID: <45180D45.2050601@pacbell.net>
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2006 10:09:25 -0700
From: "Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]" <sbradcpa@...bell.net>
To: Gadi Evron <ge@...uxbox.org>
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)]

"A" patch ..not "The" patch.

There's a difference.. third party patches makes me unsupported.  This 
too has to be weighed when deciding risk factors.

Gadi Evron wrote:
> 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
>>
>> If you are a SBSer and you don't subscribe to the SBS Blog... man ... I will hunt you down...
>> http://blogs.technet.com/sbs
>>
>>     
>
>
>   

-- 
Letting your vendors set your risk analysis these days?  
http://www.threatcode.com

If you are a SBSer and you don't subscribe to the SBS Blog... man ... I will hunt you down...
http://blogs.technet.com/sbs