bcool
Premium
join:2000-08-25
The Ozarks
| reply to The_alt_swhx7
Re: Microsoft Security Advisory (935423) Vulnerability in Window
Wow! In one little thread two contradictory assertions:
"Alternative browsers such as Firefox and Opera do not appear to be vulnerable to the attack." »www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/21868···-attacks
"Mozilla Firefox uses the same underlying Windows code for processing ANI files, and can be exploited similarly to Internet Explorer" »www.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/···536.html
Since Firefox most assuredly calls upon the Windows API, I will err on the side of caution. 
--
"in flagrante delicto" |
|
matunga
join:2003-07-26
4 edits | reply to The_alt_swhx7
This flaw is a Windows's flaw, not a browser's flaw. Both browsers IE and Firefox are at risk:
Determina also discovered that under certain circumstances Mozilla Firefox uses the same underlying Windows code for processing ANI files, and can be exploited similarly to Internet Explorer
All applications that use certain Windows API calls are affected, including Internet Explorer, Windows Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Outlook.
»www.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/···536.html |
|
The_alt_swhx7
@irs.gov | reply to NICK ADSL UK
Found the answer, it is Microsoft products only.
»www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/21868···-attacks |
|
