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Patch Tuesday Often Becomes Exploit Thursday
- http://blog.washingtonpost.com/securityfix…t_thursday.html
October 12, 2006
"…Today, less than 48 hours after Microsoft released a record number of security updates, comes the release of exploit code for yet another Office flaw, this one apparently targeted at PowerPoint files in Office 2003 (no, I'm not going to link to the site hosting the exploit code). As I've noted before, the Patch Tuesday/Exploit Wednesday (or Thursday) phenomenon gives bad guys the maximum amount of time to use exploits in the wild before Microsoft gets around to its next patch cycle… Regarding the Office exploit revealed today, a Microsoft spokesperson said the company "is investigating new public reports of a possible vulnerability in Microsoft Office 2003. Microsoft is not aware of any attacks attempting to use the reported vulnerability or of customer impact at this time. Microsoft will continue to investigate the public reports to help provide additional guidance for customers as necessary.""
Patch Tuesday Often Becomes Exploit Thursday
- http://blog.washingtonpost.com/securityfix…t_thursday.html
October 12, 2006
"…Today, less than 48 hours after Microsoft released a record number of security updates, comes the release of exploit code for yet another Office flaw, this one apparently targeted at PowerPoint files in Office 2003 (no, I'm not going to link to the site hosting the exploit code). As I've noted before, the Patch Tuesday/Exploit Wednesday (or Thursday) phenomenon gives bad guys the maximum amount of time to use exploits in the wild before Microsoft gets around to its next patch cycle… Regarding the Office exploit revealed today, a Microsoft spokesperson said the company "is investigating new public reports of a possible vulnerability in Microsoft Office 2003. Microsoft is not aware of any attacks attempting to use the reported vulnerability or of customer impact at this time. Microsoft will continue to investigate the public reports to help provide additional guidance for customers as necessary.""