Vendors can take months to create patches, and sometimes users grumble about that. But the alternative is to have patches that can be circumvented or aren't appropriate for the vulnerability. It's a difficult balance. |
We aren't aware of any systems that have been compromised yet, but it's likely to happen since there's exploit code out. |
We don't have an 'extremely critical' ranking very often. We use the rating sparingly so people will know when the danger is very serious. |
While the bug in itself could look like a back door, I find it highly unlikely that it actually is a deliberately placed back door. |
Why bother writing a virus for Linux and Mac when you can get so many other users by writing one for Windows? This is especially true because, for a virus to become serious, it has to find other vulnerable systems, and with Macs, that would be a very limited spread. |