full-disclosure - Microsoft got it wrong

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Message-ID: <009501c3935d$9d097470$550ffea9@rms>
From: rms at computerbytesman.com (Richard M. Smith)
Subject: Microsoft got it wrong

Only last month in USA Today, Microsoft was claiming that Windows Messenger
didn't represent a security hazard:

   Pop-ups assail through Windows
   http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2003-09-24-popups_x.htm

   Microsoft views pop-up boxes as a benign nuisance 
   that does "not pose a security risk," says Greg Sullivan, 
   product manager for Windows. 

Looks like Microsoft crystal ball is pretty fuzzy.  Windows Messsenger is
just the sort of seldom-used feature that should be turned off by default in
Windows XP.

Richard M. Smith
http://www.ComputerBytesMan.com

-----Original Message-----
From: full-disclosure-admin@...ts.netsys.com
[mailto:full-disclosure-admin@...ts.netsys.com] On Behalf Of Darren Bounds
Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 2:19 PM
To: full-disclosure@...ts.netsys.com
Subject: [Full-Disclosure] MS Security Bulletin MS03-043

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-043

Buffer Overrun in Messenger Service Could Allow Code Execution (828035)

Issued: October 15, 2003
Version Number: 1.0