Microsoft and the Internet security community are trying to get a handle on a vulnerability that exposes Internet Explorer to the threat of zero day attacks. When the problem was first discovered — only a few days after December’s Patch Tuesday — there was confusion about how the exploit worked, as well as which versions of IE were impacted. By setting the exploit loose just days after Microsoft released its Patch Tuesday fixes, the hackers gave themselves time to wreak maximum damage.
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Hackers Having Field Day With IE Zero Day Attacks
Posted by: Erika Morphy December 12, 2008 02:56 PMMicrosoft and the Internet security community are trying to get a handle on a vulnerability that exposes Internet Explorer to the threat of zero day attacks. When the problem was first discovered — only a few days after December’s Patch Tuesday — there was confusion about how the exploit worked, as well as which versions of IE were impacted. By setting the exploit loose just days after Microsoft released its Patch Tuesday fixes, the hackers gave themselves time to wreak maximum damage.