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Subject: RE: [office] "XML vulnerability leads to calls for standards change"

From: David LeBlanc <dleblanc@exchange.microsoft.com>
To: "robert_weir@us.ibm.com" <robert_weir@us.ibm.com>, "office@lists.oasis-open.org" <office@lists.oasis-open.org>
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2011 16:47:15 +0000

This doesn't affect document encryption, AFAIK.

We should certainly work on improving ODF document encryption, though - the issues are not as subtle as this attack.

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From: office@lists.oasis-open.org [office@lists.oasis-open.org] on behalf of robert_weir@us.ibm.com [robert_weir@us.ibm.com]
Sent: Monday, October 24, 2011 8:48 AM
To: office@lists.oasis-open.org
Subject: [office] "XML vulnerability leads to calls for standards change"

Any else see this?  Is it legit?

http://www.zdnetasia.com/xml-vulnerability-leads-to-calls-for-standards-change-62302612.htm

-Rob

References:
- "XML vulnerability leads to calls for standards change"
  - From: robert_weir@us.ibm.com