TextPipe use of jscript.dll ?

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TextPipe use of jscript.dll ?

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Background: https://news.softpedia.com/news/microsoft-s-zero-day-bug-fix-causes-windows-bug-528973.shtml
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Having read of the recently reported zero day vulnerability of jscript.dll in Windows,
and the fact that Microsoft has described only a mitigation workaround for Windows 7 users after extended support ended in January 2020,
it occurs to me that as TextPipe has a special filter for running JScript language,
to ask whether this uses the vulnerable jscript.dll or the non-vulnerable jscript9.dll ?

If the latter, there should be no serious consequences.

If the former, it would likely be the case that Windows 7 users that implemented the Microsoft workaround
may encounter unexpected issues when seeking to use a filter that runs JScript.

If this were the case, then TextPipe ought to be updated to use jscript9.dll and not jscript.dll

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Re: TextPipe use of jscript.dll ?

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Hi David,

We don't directly call any jscript DLL by name. We call it by its COM registration name, which will be the patched or unpatched DLL as the case may be,
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Re: TextPipe use of jscript.dll ?

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Windows 7 users who don't have extended support may be interested to visit 0patch.com

The free edition is not a solution for the jscript.dll zero day vulnerability.
The Pro edition claims to be and more, but it's an annual subscription.

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