Microsoft blames human error for critical security update failure
"Human issues" are being blamed for a Microsoft security update failing to protect users of Windows XP SP2 and SP3 from a critical vulnerability. The Bluetooth flaw could allow remote execution of code on a targeted computer.
Arriving as part of June's Patch Tuesday releases, MS08-030 was supposed to fix a flaw that could allow an attack via Bluetooth.
Such an attack could theoretically lead to the execution of arbitrary code, but Microsoft security specialists determined that the chance of a successful exploit were slight for several reasons, but largely because of a small timing window and the need to place the code in the correct location.
