On Wed, 15 Sep 2004 16:34:32 EDT, Barry Fitzgerald said: > Why did this need a Vmyths advisory? > > So far, I haven't read any disinformation in the media regarding this. > A virus can actually be embedded in the file with this vulnerability > (or, any program, really) and the vulnerable programs really can be > exploited using the jpeg files. I don't think this is at all comparible > to an april fools joke or a steganography-using malware implementation > -- they're completely different than this.
I read it as "yes, there's a bug, but it's a 'yawn, *another* hole, get to patching *again*' issue rather than 'death of the Internet predicted, film at 11'".
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