Microsoft on Tuesday released a security patch to fix a “critical” hole in its Internet Explorer Web browser. The patch repairs a vulnerability in IE’s vector markup language component that could allow an attacker to take over control of a system without any user interaction. Microsoft confirmed the zero-day exploit in IE last week. Also on Tuesday, security researchers found yet another zero-day flaw in a Microsoft Office product.
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Microsoft Issues Out-of-Cycle Patch for Critical IE Flaw
Posted by: Jennifer LeClaire September 27, 2006 09:22 AMMicrosoft on Tuesday released a security patch to fix a “critical” hole in its Internet Explorer Web browser. The patch repairs a vulnerability in IE’s vector markup language component that could allow an attacker to take over control of a system without any user interaction. Microsoft confirmed the zero-day exploit in IE last week. Also on Tuesday, security researchers found yet another zero-day flaw in a Microsoft Office product.