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Unpatched IE Flaw Extremely Critical

Posted by Zonk on from the get-the-lead-out dept.

Durinthal writes "The biggest blip on the security radar over the Thanksgiving holiday was the realization by the security community that an Internet Explorer problem first identified six months ago was a lot worse than it appeared, as what appeared to be only a DoS vulnerability also allows for execution of arbitrary code. The realization caused Secunia to issue a rare 'Extremely Critical' advisory."

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  1. It'll take by TubeSteak · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    I give MS a week to fix this before I start e-mailing all my friends with links to this wonderful new feature in Internet Explorer.

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    [Fuck Beta]
    o0t!
  2. Yawn... by jav1231 · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    IE is vulnerable and this is news, why? Seriously, people, if you're using IE to actually surf the Web I would argue you're probably already vulnerable because your system is running Windows, all your settings are probably default, and you probably don't care.

  3. Re:Please stop accepting stories from Spammers by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    You are a fucking lunatic. NOTHING on your computer is important enough to warrant your behavior.