Internet Explorer Carved Up By Another Zero-Day Hole

KingFishKingFish
edited June 2004 in Science & Tech
Two new vulnerabilities have been discovered in Internet Explorer which allow a complete bypass of security and provide system access to a computer, including the installation of files on someone's hard disk without their knowledge, through a single click.
Worse, the holes have been discovered from analysis of an existing link on the Internet and a fully functional demonstration of the exploit have been produced and been shown to affect even fully patched versions of Explorer. It has been rated "extremely critical" by security company Secunia, and the only advice is to disable Active Scripting support for all but trusted websites.
Yay, another vulnerability! -KF

Source: Computer World

Comments

  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited June 2004
    This is how the latest crop of disgusting spyware is getting installed...
  • GobblesGobbles Ventura California
    edited June 2004
    ahh the joys of using mozilla firefox....

    Gobbles
  • Omega65Omega65 Philadelphia, Pa
    edited June 2004
    IE Sucks! ;D

    Of course being the biggest makes you the easiest target.....
  • SpinnerSpinner Birmingham, UK
    edited June 2004
    Omega65 wrote:
    IE Sucks! ;D

    Of course being the biggest makes you the easiest target.....
    Exactly.
  • mmonninmmonnin Centreville, VA
    edited June 2004
    If you are not an idiot IE is fine. I use it and have never gotten anything unless I have installed it myself.

    I would rather use IE and take my chances rather than not have HTML displayed properly. I noticed a few other things while I was at Sarcnet. I couldnt scroll while the blinker was in the quick reply. I would have to click on something else to scroll up.
  • gtghmgtghm New
    edited June 2004
    mmonnin wrote:
    If you are not an idiot IE is fine. I use it and have never gotten anything unless I have installed it myself.

    I would rather use IE and take my chances rather than not have HTML displayed properly. I noticed a few other things while I was at Sarcnet. I couldnt scroll while the blinker was in the quick reply. I would have to click on something else to scroll up.


    Agreed :)
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