Serious IE Flaw found

JengoJengo Pasco, WA | USA
edited August 2005 in Science & Tech
A file that is automatically installed with Microsoft Office and Visual Studio Program(s) could lead to some serious problems for Internet Explorer users, security researchers have reported.
An attacker could seize control of a vulnerable system by exploiting the bug, which the FrSIRT (French Security Incident Response Team) reported in an alert published Wednesday. This would be achieved by installing malicious code in a Web page that exploits a memory corruption error in a file that ships with Microsoft Office 2002 and Microsoft Visual Studio .Net 2002 products, the research organization says.
Source: PC World

Comments

  • CammanCamman NEW! England Icrontian
    edited August 2005
    the better question is of course why is such a strongly one-sided opinion based view presented as a "news" piece?
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited August 2005
    Camman wrote:
    the better question is of course why is such a strongly one-sided opinion based view presented as a "news" piece?

    I dislike IE these days, and instead use Firefox, but I agree on principle.
  • LincLinc Owner Detroit Icrontian
    edited August 2005
    The general format of news on the site is intro, quote, and then comment. Jengo's comment was not the news item. That said, please tone down the rhetoric a little in future news posts, Jengo. No big deal. :)
  • JengoJengo Pasco, WA | USA
    edited August 2005
    sorry, didnt think it'd bother people that much.. sheesh...
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