This is a pretty nasty attack and for once Microsoft have actually acknowledged and confirmed this is a critical unpatched vulnerability. Incidentally Microsoft also recently retired Windows XP SP2 from the support cycle, and this vulnerability effects that system and they have stated they will not be patching it. It’s a pretty serious bug and […]
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IE7 Exploit Also Affects IE5, IE6 and IE8! More Users In Trouble
[ad] I’m sure you’ve heard about the Microsoft IE7 Exploit that allows Remote Code Execution on XP & Vista, it turns out it’s actually much worse than first expected. The exploit also affects IE5.01, IE6 and IE8 on all OS versions! That’s a pretty worrying turn of events for MS especially as they are seemingly […]
Microsoft IE7 Exploit Allows Remote Code Execution on XP & Vista
[ad] It seems a new, fairly serious flaw has been discovered in Internet Explorer 7 – and as accounts go it’s been around for a couple of months in the underground. The worrying part is, patch Tuesday was yesterday and after testing it’s been discovered that this flaw WAS NOT patched in the updates. ISC […]
eEye Launches 0-Day Exploit Tracker
[ad] Ah finally a decent 0-day exploit tracker, one that isn’t underground and could be fairly useful to everyone. 0-day as basically stated in the article is an exploit not known publicly or available publicly well before any patches are available, some private groups often have exploits for a year or more before someone else […]
3Com’s TippingPoint Finds New IE Vulnerabilities
[ad] What? New vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer? You can hack Internet Exploder Explorer? Never! 3Com Corp’s TippingPoint division has discovered and disclosed two critical new vulnerabilities in Microsoft’s Internet Explorer through 3Com’s Zero Day Initiative (ZDI). The vulnerabilities could have allowed an attacker to gain control of a PC if the user was logged in […]