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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. Re:Yawn... by dbc · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    More and more I'm coming to think that down-moderation just doesn't work here any more. It should be eliminated. People get down-modded for their sigs, not to mention: -1 conservative, -1 mature response, -1 voice of actual experience, -1 raw data I don't like, -1 uncomfortable real life example. We should only allow up-mods. Or at least make a down-mod cost 3 mod points or similar.

    The lack of critical thinking skills here is a sad commentary on modern society.