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: Giovanni Campagnoli [mailto:bioia@yahoo.com] Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 3:10 PM To: bugtraq@securityfocus.com Subject: Microsoft Windows Security Bulletin Summary October Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-043 - Buffer Overrun in Messenger Service Could Allow Code Execution (828035)
