Reports like the following piss me off:
A flaw has been found in Windows Vista that could allow rootkits to be hidden or denial-of-service attacks to be executed on computers using the operating system.
Asked about the severity of the flaw, Unterleitner pointed out that administrative rights were needed to execute a program calling the function that would cause the buffer overflow.
Source: Kernel vulnerability found in Vista.
So an “evil person” would need a root account, to run an exploit that could potentially give him access to a root account… Isn’t this kinda like saying an exploit has been discovered that allows hackers to permanently delete your documents and settings folder… if logged in as an administrator, a hacker could shift-delete your personal folders!
The report itself actually isn’t the annoying part, the little flame-war in the comments between Linux and MS zealots is typical of the single-cell mentality shared by the two factions, and makes me wish someone would provide some venture capital for this to be developed.
I am surprised at the things I overlooked before I read this post. Thanks for the great information.
great post , really good view on the subject and very well written, this certainly has put a spin on my day, many thanks from the USA and sustain up the good work
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