WMF Vulnerability is an Intentional Backdoor?
There have been so many vulnerabilities found in Microsoft products that when a new one is discovered it's usually 'ho hum another windows bug'. The bug of the moment is a WMF vulnerability but this one has attracted a little more attention than usual.
Mike Gibson of Gibson Research Corporation has analysed this bug and has come to the conclusion that its behaviour doesn't appear to be accidental. You can test for this vulnerability using a tool created by Gibson called Knockknock. Get Knockknock here.
Gibson discusses the vulnerabilty on Security Now. You can read a transcript of the episode by clicking here (there are audio links to the episode on the same page).
For even more about computers and trust you can read Ken Thompson's Reflections on Trusting Trust by clicking here.
Mike Gibson of Gibson Research Corporation has analysed this bug and has come to the conclusion that its behaviour doesn't appear to be accidental. You can test for this vulnerability using a tool created by Gibson called Knockknock. Get Knockknock here.
Gibson discusses the vulnerabilty on Security Now. You can read a transcript of the episode by clicking here (there are audio links to the episode on the same page).
For even more about computers and trust you can read Ken Thompson's Reflections on Trusting Trust by clicking here.
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