40 Windows Apps Said To Contain Critical Bug 158
CWmike writes "About 40 different Windows applications contain a critical flaw that can be used by attackers to hijack PCs and infect them with malware, says HD Moore, chief security officer at Rapid7 and creator of the open-source Metasploit penetration-testing toolkit. Gregg Keizer reports that the bug was patched by Apple in its iTunes software for Windows four months ago, but remains in more than three dozen other Windows programs. Moore did not reveal the names of the vulnerable applications or their makers, however. Each affected program will have to be patched separately. Moore first hinted at the widespread bug in a message on Twitter on Wednesday. 'The cat is out of the bag, this issue affects about 40 different apps, including the Windows shell,' he tweeted, then linked to an advisory published by Acros, a Slovenian security firm."
The Parrot says it best. (Score:4, Funny)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxlhyX-4qKI [youtube.com]
I Wish I Had the Luxury of Worrying About This... (Score:1, Funny)
Really? (Score:5, Funny)
Just 40?
Re:So little detail... (Score:4, Funny)
There's no detail here, not even cursory detail, on what filetypes or applications to avoid.
Presumably anything that runs on Windows would be a good first approximation.
Re:I Wish I Had the Luxury of Worrying About This. (Score:3, Funny)
They fixed a bug in the Linux kernel? I'm worried now.
He tweeted... (Score:5, Funny)
'The cat is out of the bag, this issue affects about 40 different apps, including the Windows shell,'
That sounds really bad!
'The cat is out of the bag, this issue affects about 40 different apps, including the Windows shell,' he tweeted
Oh, doesn't seem so bad now...
Re:I Wish I Had the Luxury of Worrying About This. (Score:2, Funny)
But...but...those are clearly just dumb Winblows users!!! HURP DURP!!!
Re:I Wish I Had the Luxury of Worrying About This. (Score:0, Funny)
I'm running Linux :)
That's like not worrying about pregnancy because you're a homosexual.
Re:Oh noes! (Score:4, Funny)
These day it could be considered a super power.
Re:He tweeted... (Score:4, Funny)
@goofyspouse (817551): mind if I re-tweet this?
Re:Really? (Score:3, Funny)
Well now, I think the real question is how many *aren't* made by Adobe?
Re:So little detail... (Score:2, Funny)
This sounds like it includes web browsers (given the references to 'viewing a web page' in the article)
Sounds like flash to me. It's always flash.