Windows 0-Day Exploit Helped by Open Source?

Posted by tadelste on Dec 30, 2005 10:52 PM EDT
InternetNews.com; By Sean Michael Kerner
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[Ed: This wound up as a submitted item and one that would usually wind up in the trash bin. Instead, we'll let you decide.- tadelste]

Even before many security firms and even Microsoft issued advisories for the recent zero day Windows Metafile exploit, the open source Metasploit tool was allowing users to make hay with the vulnerability. So is Metasploit helping to spread the zero day outbreak, or is it helping security professionals to protect against it? The answer depends.

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So is Metasploit helping to spread the zero day outbreak? Fritz 0 995 Dec 30, 2005 11:07 PM

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