RE: Did MS pull an Ilfak? (MS patch bindiff results)

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The only attack vector we know about for Win9x, ME platforms is through
printing. I'm afraid that "fixing" that would break some functionality.

Greg
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-----Original Message-----
From: Joe Polk [mailto:listuser.jav@xxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 6:21 AM
To: Brett Glass
Cc: bugtraq@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Did MS pull an Ilfak? (MS patch bindiff results)

Brett Glass wrote:

>Question: Is Ilfak's patch still needed for Windows 95, 98, SE and ME
>systems, for which Microsoft is refusing to provide a patch? To what
>extent are these systems vulnerable if not patched?
>
>--Brett Glass
>
>
>  
>
Actually, Ilfak never tested his patch on a Win 9x machine. Steve 
Gibson, however, plans to write a
patch for 95, 98, and ME if Microsoft doesn't.

JP


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