WebApp Sec: SF article announcement: Patching a broken Windows

[Andrew van der Stock <vanderaj () greebo net>]

Hi all,

a new SecurityFocus article has been published. I have been filtering  
out non-webappsec related SF article announcements, but I think  
patching and defects affects all of us, so I've forwarded this one.
If you'd like me to forward all the SF article announcements, please  
e-mail me privately and I'll assess support and decide accordingly.
thanks,
Andrew

Begin forwarded message:


> The following interview was published on SecurityFocus today:
>
> Patching a broken Windows
> interview by Robert Lemos
> 2006-01-09
>
> Robert Lemos interviews Datarescue's senior software developer
> Ilfak Guilfanov, the creator of the unofficial patch for the flaw
> in the Windows Meta File format that saw tens of thousands of
> downloads prior to the official patch release by Microsoft.
> Guilfanov explains why he decided to issue a patch for the
> vulnerability, how he created the patch, and his thoughts on
> whether third-party patches are generally a good thing.
>
> http://www.securityfocus.com/columnists/378
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