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First exploit surfaces from leaked Windows code (BetaNews)
The first exploit from the leaked Windows source code has appeared, but the damage appears to be contained to an older version of Internet Explorer. According to one security posting, a specially created bitmap can be used to remotely cause a buffer overflow and then execute arbitrary code. Microsoft says the exploit would only affect IE 5. The vulnerability has already been fixed in IE 6 Service Pack 1.
NEWS
Linux evaluations may help drive Microsoft price cuts (USA Today)
Formal evaluations of Linux desktop systems may help customers get Microsoft to give them product discounts, according to one consultancy. The British firm Netproject recently helped the London borough of Newham try out a Linux system. Rather than lose them to Linux, Microsoft offered the borough a 30% discount on Windows and Office upgrades. Netproject says evaluations conducted in secret may help customers snare even deeper discounts when the
results are tallied and presented to the software maker.
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