So, is something like this a good idea? Should enterprises entertain the idea of deploying under-tested patches from third-party sources? Seems to me the answer is no -- but then again, if it serves to pressure Microsoft to increase responsibility, could be a good thing.
The story says: "A researcher beat Microsoft to the patch punch Sunday by publishing an unofficial fix for a critical flaw in Windows XP and Server 2003 on PCs with Internet Explorer 7. ...
Users who apply the patch do so at their own risk, KJK warned. "The present patch is dramatically under-tested and it has underwent [sic] no quality assurance procedure whatsoever, so please deploy with the greatest care," he said in the notes accompanying the fix. "It has a very good chance of misbehaving and making your system unusable."
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