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to: Jeff Shultz
from: Geo.
date: 2004-03-04 06:27:16
subject: Re: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-051.html

From: "Geo." 

"Jeff Shultz"  wrote in message
news:pan.2004.03.03.15.06.20.177532{at}shultzinfosystems.com...

> So the hole only exists if DS is installed? It's a DS exploit.

That's a fair statement, but since DS is part of W2Ks, then it is also a
W2Ks exploit, no? It's on the CD, the cd is flawed.

> Except somewhere there should be a dividing line between an application
> (GAIM) and something integrated into the Operating System (IE) when
> defining what an exploit is called.

You can call it a GAIM exploit, but since GAIM is also part of RH then it's
also a RH exploit.

It's like the recent zip folder exploit, I view it as an XP exploit.

Geo.

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