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IE Flaw Puts Windows XP SP2 At Risk

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the double-your-pleasure dept.

Zigor writes "CNET is reporting that a new flaw has been discovered in Internet Explorer that could enable a remote attack on systems running Windows XP with Service Pack 2, eEye Digital Security has warned. The discovery of this IE flaw comes just over a month after Microsoft issued a cumulative patch addressing three vulnerabilities for IE. The new IE flaw also adds to another vulnerability, discovered last month, that affects systems using Windows XP SP2."

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  1. You're kidding! by wealthychef · · Score: 5, Funny

    A security flaw in Internet Explorer! Stop the presses! Oh my God! This is such BIG NEWS!

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  2. Pfew! by Mr2cents · · Score: 4, Funny

    Luckily I didn't install SP2!

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    1. Re:Pfew! by jacksonj04 · · Score: 4, Funny

      Since I can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not:

      Install SP2 now. What are you doing waiting to install a set of patches? There are no issues with SP2 and 99% of users, except that it might put an extra dialog box in the way of doing something stupid. Not to mention all those horrible security fixes and automatic updates on by default.

      This new issue is not worth leaving your system unpatched for, if anything it's exactly the kind of thing that SP2 forced updates to be on by default for.

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  3. Re:Looks like... by baadger · · Score: 5, Funny

    2b || !2b =?

    true... true.

  4. stop the presses! by Andy+Gardner · · Score: 4, Funny

    Homer: OK, Start the presses.
    Editor: That takes four hours...
    Homer: Whatever, I'll be at Moe's.

  5. The Bug is Fixed: Download Patch Here by Chromodromic · · Score: 5, Funny

    You can download the patch below. They've done, actually, an impressive job with it because, by way of a "peace offering" to the Web community, they've incorporated quite a large number of features from IE7 and future releases far earlier than expected.

    The changes are actually pretty dramatic, with even some significant alterations to the UI and a number of fixes to the bookmarks system. Enjoy.

    http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/

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  6. Re: THAT is ... cognative dissonance by Black+Parrot · · Score: 4, Funny


    > Which of these things is not like the others?

    • IBM
    • Microsoft
    • Scientology
    • Amway
    • Herbalife
    Amway. It's the only one that doesn't have an 'i' in it.


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