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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=218362816-03012006>Note you should still stick to applying only to Windows
XP or 2003 per Larry Seltzer's latest blog entry....</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=218362816-03012006><A
href="http://blog.ziffdavis.com/seltzer">http://blog.ziffdavis.com/seltzer</A></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=218362816-03012006>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>It is true, as F-Secure says, that all versions of
Windows back to 3.0 have the vulnerability in GDI32. But most versions of
Windows are not quite as vulnerable as they appear. Except for Windows XP and
Windows Server 2003, no Windows versions, in their default configuration, have a
default association for WMF files, and none of their Paint programs or any other
standard programs installed with them can read WMF files. One ironic point to
conclude is that not until their most recent operating system versions did
Microsoft include a default handler - the Windows Picture and Fax Viewer - for
what has been, for years, an obsolete file format. And now it comes back to bite
them.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>Therefore only consider applying the Guilfanov patch
on Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. On other platforms, unless you have
installed your own vulnerable default handler for WMF files, the likelihood of
compromise even when a system is bombarded with malicious WMFs is
low.</FONT></P></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> oplintech-bounces@oplin.org
[mailto:oplintech-bounces@oplin.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Bruce
Landis<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, January 03, 2006 10:43 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
OPLINTECH@OPLIN.ORG<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [OPLINTECH] WMF Exploit
Hotfix<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV><FONT face=Verdana><FONT size=2>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN class=EmailStyle18><FONT face=Arial color=navy
size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">I trust
the Oplintech listserv but a basic question remains for any volunteered patch…
how do we validate it?<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Certainly a
PCWorld columnist would appear to be a reliable source, and the hyperlinks trace
out ok, but…<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><![if !supportEmptyParas]><![endif]> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P>
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size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">I try to
teach our staff not to download and install protective products simply because
they pop-up and present themselves to the end user. Do others on the list have
additional validation of this patch? Or…if anyone on the list who has an
isolated lab machine were to do the patch, watch for rogue processes and report
back it would ease my mind – somewhat.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P>
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size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Paranoid
as always, <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><![if !supportEmptyParas]><![endif]> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P>
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color=navy><SPAN style="COLOR: navy">Bruce Landis</SPAN></FONT><FONT
color=navy><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy; mso-color-alt: windowtext"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: navy">Chillicothe and Ross County Public
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Tahoma color=black
size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">-----Original
Message-----<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B>
oplintech-bounces@oplin.org [mailto:oplintech-bounces@oplin.org]<B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>Ron Dalpiaz<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Tuesday, January 03, 2006 9:59
AM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B>
OPLINTECH@OPLIN.ORG<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B>
[OPLINTECH] WMF Exploit Hotfix</SPAN></FONT></P>
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size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><![if !supportEmptyParas]><![endif]> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><STRONG><B><FONT
face="Times New Roman" color=black size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">There's a very effective temporary hotfix
for the WMF Exploit.</SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG><FONT color=black><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
color=black size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT
color=black><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><STRONG><B><FONT
face="Times New Roman" color=black size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">It comes from Steve Gibson's site. He is
known as a security guru in the industry.</SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG><FONT
color=black><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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color=black size=3><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><STRONG><B><FONT
face="Times New Roman" color=black size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">You can read about this
at:</SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG><FONT color=black><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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color=black size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT
color=black><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><STRONG><B><FONT
face="Times New Roman" color=black size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"><A
href="http://blogs.pcworld.com/tipsandtweaks/archives/001162.html">http://blogs.pcworld.com/tipsandtweaks/archives/001162.html</A></SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG><FONT
color=black><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><STRONG><B><FONT
face="Times New Roman" color=black size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">Gibson's explanation/download page
regarding the fix is at:</SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG><FONT color=black><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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href="http://www.grc.com/sn/notes-020.htm"><STRONG><B>http://www.grc.com/sn/notes-020.htm</B></STRONG></A></SPAN></FONT><FONT
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face="Times New Roman" color=black size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">Ron
Dalpiaz</SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG><FONT color=black><SPAN
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