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Re: WMF Threat OK , but no huge attack ... WHY ?

from [Chris Byrd] Network Security [Permanent Link]
Subject: Re: WMF Threat OK , but no huge attack ... WHY ?
Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2006 23:38:04 -0600 
The Windows Metafile vulnerability requires user interaction forexploit, 
therefore it (to my knowledge) isn't worm-able.  As to why wedidn't see a major 
virus outbreak, perhaps all the black-hats wereaway on holiday :)
My personal hypothesis is that malicious virus writers really aren'tthat smart. 
 We might see some threat agents for this vulnerability ina few months, after 
the real risk has passed.  After all, a trulyintelligent person can make money 
or gain notoriety through lessdangerous and better paying means (perhaps as a 
vulnerabilityresearcher).
Any other theories?


On 9 Jan 2006 17:34:18 -0000, pejman.gohari@gmail.com<pejman.gohari@gmail.com> 
wrote:> Hi,>> The WMF threat was and continues to be important.> But I'm 
curious to know why we didn't observe any important attack on Internet?>> WMF 
was a perfect Zero-Day attack and a scenario like the blackout of Internet was 
possible … but nothing … or no important attack!> No BOT virus deployed? No DOS 
worm attack? …>> All hackers become white-hat?> Or they attacked and we didn't 
see anything?>> Any hypothese / explanation ?>> Regards,> Pejman>
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