And is some cases, issue an IMMEDIATE fix/workaround which you can patch against (or fetch the fixed version from CVS) and have the hole plugged in matter of minutes.
Some researchers who have been finding exploitable issues in MS products have been issuing their own binary patch as a band-aid solution due to the fact MS can take so long to release a proper fix (which is understandable with the thousands of hours of regression testing they need to do, even then, patches still frequently break stuff). But you would not in your right mind use a 3rd party binary patch. Stuck between a rock and a hard place? On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 23:39:49 -0500, Damien McKenna <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You discover a bug in open-source software. You notify the develpers. > They say "cool, we'll fix that". The new version has this fix and is > released a few days/weeks after the initial notification. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:194678 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
