So called ‘fix’ stuffs web connection!
You really can’t deny that Microsoft are keen to ensure their products are secure, hence ‘Patch Tuesday’. That said, maybe they should do just a little more testing before they release.
The issue we’re relating here’s stems from the release of MS08-037 which addressed four vulnerabilities in the Windows DNS service. Basically, the ZA prevented users from accessing the internet as the number of random UDP ports that DNS uses was increased…can you see where we’re going?
Zone Labs became aware of the issue yesterday when Windows users started to download and install the patch. Zone Labs recommend users remove the patch until a work around is found - so much for being a ’security patch’.
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July 9th, 2008 at 2:46 pm
Microsoft claims they do “EXTENSIVE” testing before releasing these patches. I guess this proves otherwise. They certainly don’t appear to test with any of the independents who write programs for millions. One wonders then why it takes M$ so long to release patches, especially for the tcp stack with known holes in it.
July 10th, 2008 at 3:13 pm
Keith, don’t forget that they live in fuzzy, pink ‘Microsoft-land’ where nothing else matters (if a piece of software does start to gain ground on MS they just buy it, integrate and plough on!)