OT - more filetype problems

[Martin Hepworth]

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John

snigger - DLL hell...

I wonder if they've got this sorted yet - ie how to manage libraries -
in Longwait^H^H^H^Hhorn yet?

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Martin Hepworth
Snr Systems Administrator
Solid State Logic
Tel: +44 (0)1865 842300


John Wilcock wrote:
> On Wed, 15 Sep 2004 09:42:10 +0100, Martin Hepworth wrote:
>
>>Well no sooner does Julian update the 'dodgey' file types according to
>>M$ list than do M$ have a problem with jpegs (!)..
>>
>>http://www.microsoft.com/security/bulletins/200409_jpeg.mspx
>>
>>includes not only IE, but w2k, Office, works(!), Visio, Project...
>
>
> And worse still (hidden in the FAQ section of the bulletin), a note that
> even after applying all MS's recommended updates you may still be
> vulnerable due to third party software using old versions of
> gdiplus.dll!
>
> John.
>

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