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Yahoo plugs IM security hole
Yahoo has released an update to its instant messaging software to address a recently discovered security vulnerability.
[blockquote]According to Yahoo, only a small percentage of the company's IM software users might be vulnerable as a result of the flaw. Yahoo said customers who changed their Explorer security settings from "medium" to "low" could be affected. The company said that even in that case, an attacker would have to lure a user of Yahoo IM to view malicious HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) code. Most often this would entail clicking a link sent through IM that leads back to a Web page hosting the code. Before changing an IE security setting to low, individuals are warned by the browser that the setting is considered "highly unsafe." Yahoo said it has not yet heard of any successful attacks based on the buffer flaw.
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[blockquote]According to Yahoo, only a small percentage of the company's IM software users might be vulnerable as a result of the flaw. Yahoo said customers who changed their Explorer security settings from "medium" to "low" could be affected. The company said that even in that case, an attacker would have to lure a user of Yahoo IM to view malicious HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) code. Most often this would entail clicking a link sent through IM that leads back to a Web page hosting the code. Before changing an IE security setting to low, individuals are warned by the browser that the setting is considered "highly unsafe." Yahoo said it has not yet heard of any successful attacks based on the buffer flaw.
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