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All Things Microsoft => Microsoft as a Company => Topic started by: Xeen on 3 May 2004, 21:01

Title: 14 Holes Found!
Post by: Xeen on 3 May 2004, 21:01

Amazing. Last week Microsoft announced that there exists 14 holes in a Windows component called SSL.

A patch has been released..but we all know how those turn out...

http://www.pcw.co.uk/News/1154653 (http://www.pcw.co.uk/News/1154653)

[ May 03, 2004: Message edited by: xeen ]

Title: 14 Holes Found!
Post by: jtpenrod on 3 May 2004, 10:43

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Microsoft is urging customers to immediately install a recent software patch for Secure Socket Layer vulnerabilities in Windows because hackers are preparing to exploit the flaws.

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Secure Socket Layer: Ironic choice of names there!   :D  
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Title: 14 Holes Found!
Post by: Refalm on 3 May 2004, 16:51

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jtpenrod: Secure Socket Layer: Ironic choice of names there!  :D

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Most Linux distributions use Secure Socket Layer too.

Title: 14 Holes Found!
Post by: WMD on 4 May 2004, 00:43

14 holes at once?  That's a damn lousy implementation of SSL.  Yuck.

Title: 14 Holes Found!
Post by: Refalm on 4 May 2004, 20:24

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WMD: 14 holes at once? That's a damn lousy implementation of SSL. Yuck.

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Not to mention Microsoft has an IPSec implementation since Windows 2000. Way to fuck up an open standard.