Reiser's argument in his lawsuit was that Microsoft has denied Namesys access to the central facilities, the source code, necessary for him to provide a source codepatch.
Over at the Bethesda forums, a user scanned the code from the latest Skyrim patch and found some interesting pieces of code concerning crossbows, snow elves, and even a snow elf prince.
Perhaps, but the risk can be reduced by open-sourcing code, requiring software patch downloads, and notifying gun makers or law enforcement if software is disabled.
Microsoft said it had decided to issue a patch early because attacks using the vulnerability had increased in intensity and code to exploit the flaw was known to be circulating widely.