FYI…

- http://preview.tinyurl.com/2898xr
August 20, 2007 (Computerworld) - "…Proof of concept exploits the critical bug in XML Core Services that was patched by MS07-042. That update, one of six rated "critical" by Microsoft, affected every currently supported version of Windows, including the new Vista operating system. An analyst last week pegged MS07-042 as one that should be deployed immediately. "MS07-042 affects everything," said Don Leatham, director of solutions and strategies at PatchLink Corp. "There's so much going on with XML in enterprises. That's why this is so dangerous." Symantec warned users of its DeepSight threat-alert network to expect (the) crude exploit to be polished soon. "The current proof of concept will crash Internet Explorer; however, it is likely that this code will be modified to produce a code-execution exploit in the near future," read the Symantec warning…"


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