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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. NEWSFLASH!! by RAMMS+EIN · · Score: 0, Redundant

    This just in: using Microsoft Windows and Internet Explorer puts you at risk! Film at 11!

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    Please correct me if I got my facts wrong.
  2. Security though Obscurity by Safety+Cap · · Score: 1, Redundant

    From TFA:

    A Microsoft representative confirmed that the company had received the report from eEye and said it will be investigating the issue.Because the details of the vulnerabilities have not been made public, users are not at risk of an exploit being developed to take advantage of the flaw, the representative said.

    BZZZT! Wrong!

    If one person can discover a flaw, so can another one. Maybe not immediately, but given enough time it will happen. Microsoft's unwillingness to patch any of their garbage unless flaws are publicized speaks volumes about their commitment to "trustworthy computing."

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    Yeah, right.