Comments on: DEP incompatibilities HP Deskjet 5550 printing blank pages http://www.averyjparker.com/2006/08/28/dep-incompatibilities-hp-deskjet-5550-printing-blank-pages/ and Internet Security, Windows, Linux, Mac and other Tech Info from Avery J. Parker Mon, 07 Feb 2011 05:00:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Internet Explorer 0-day (take 2 of the last few days…)-- Avery J. Parker - Web site hosting and computer service http://www.averyjparker.com/2006/08/28/dep-incompatibilities-hp-deskjet-5550-printing-blank-pages/comment-page-1/#comment-5070 Internet Explorer 0-day (take 2 of the last few days…)-- Avery J. Parker - Web site hosting and computer service Thu, 21 Sep 2006 14:35:20 +0000 http://www.averyjparker.com/2006/08/28/dep-incompatibilities-hp-deskjet-5550-printing-blank-pages/#comment-5070 [...] It DOES sound as though hardware enforced DEP can block it (George Ou) and he notes that even software enforced dep is claimed to stop the exploit as well (initially the wmf exploit was claimed to be stopped by software dep (Microsoft claimed this in an initial bulletin), a statement which was later proven false.) It’s too bad that SOME people still make software that’s incompatible with hardware DEP. (HP printer driver for the deskjet 5550 for instance.) I’m sure there are many software vendors that could help out the world by making sure their software is DEP compatible. [...]

[...] It DOES sound as though hardware enforced DEP can block it (George Ou) and he notes that even software enforced dep is claimed to stop the exploit as well (initially the wmf exploit was claimed to be stopped by software dep (Microsoft claimed this in an initial bulletin), a statement which was later proven false.) It’s too bad that SOME people still make software that’s incompatible with hardware DEP. (HP printer driver for the deskjet 5550 for instance.) I’m sure there are many software vendors that could help out the world by making sure their software is DEP compatible. [...]

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