Re: ZERT patch [was: 0day for IE (Disabling Javascript no longer a fix)]
On Mon, 25 Sep 2006, Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP] wrote:
> Jesper's Blog : More options on protecting against recent IE
> vulnerabilities on a domain:
> http://msinfluentials.com/blogs/jesper/archive/2006/09/22/More-options-on-protecting-against-the-VML-vulnerability-on-a-domain.aspx
>
> I like that option better. Leaves me supported and honestly I've not
> seen anything that I'm running that's used VML or freaked since I've
> done that?
The patch is available, but if the workaround works for you, you should
definitely use that. All things being even, third party patches should be
a last resort.
Gadi.
>
> Gadi Evron wrote:
> > On Sun, 24 Sep 2006, Bill Stout wrote:
> >
> >> http://sunbeltblog.blogspot.com/2006/09/seen-in-wild-zero-day-exploit-be
> >> ing.html
> >> "This exploit can be mitigated by turning off Javascripting.
> >>
> >> Update: Turning off Javascripting is no longer a valid mitigation. A
> >> valid mitigation is unregistering the VML dll. "
> >>
> >
> > There is, of course, the ZERT (Zeroday Emergency Response Team) patch,
> > available to those who choose to use it.
> > Along with source code, testing methodology, etc.
> >
> > Naturally a vendor patch is BETTER, this is merely an alternative that can
> > be used, right now, by those who choose to do so.
> >
> > http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2019162,00.asp
> > http://isotf.org/zert/
> >
> > Richard wrote an interesting blog entry on it:
> > http://taosecurity.blogspot.com/2006/09/zert-evolution.html
> >
> >
> >> Bill Stout
> >>
> >
> > Gadi.
> >
> >
> >
>
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