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ZERT patches unsupported Windows
The Zero Day Emergency Response Team (ZERT) has issued a patch for the Vector Markup Language (VML) vulnerability that works for unsupported versions of Microsoft Windows, from Windows 98 right up through Windows 2000, SP3.
The group of volunteer security experts, which came out with an unofficial patch for the VML hole on September 22, four days before Microsoft broke from its monthly patching schedule to fix the hole, believes that VML is still a serious problem and that a fix for non-supported OS's is necessary, Gadi Evron, a ZERT member, told TechWatch. However, the group recommends patching supported Windows versions, such as Windows XP, with the official patch: MS06-055, which was released on September 26. That patch, which was rated critical, is only available for Windows versions starting with Windows 2000, Service Pack 4.
Posted by Paul Roberts on September 29, 2006 12:07 PM
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