Microsoft Flubs Patch, Putting Users At Risk

An anonymous reader writes "Microsoft is rushing to fix a flaw introduced by the company's latest security update to Internet Explorer. From the article: 'The flaw, initially thought to only crash Internet Explorer, actually allows an attacker to run code on computers running Windows 2000 and Windows XP Service Pack 1 that have applied the August cumulative update to Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1, security firm eEye Digital Security asserted. The update, released on August 8, fixed eight security holes but also introduced a bug of its own, according to Marc Maiffret, chief hacking officer for the security firm, which notified Microsoft last week that the issue is exploitable.'"

Comments

Re:wtf?

[ahsile]

lol. awesome title.

Re:wtf?

[Rob T Firefly]

Hah! I'd love that on a shiny nameplate outside my office.

There goes the orange futures scam

[krell]

"Some clients accessing systems at the Chicago Board of Trade were rendered useless by this bug; the flaw essentially resulted in a crash on login. Didn't know until today that it was exploitable, though."

Good job, Winthorp.

"Seize all assets of Duke & Duke Commodity Brokers, as well as all personal holdings of Randolph and Mortimer Duke."
"We're ruined!"
"This is an outrage, I demand an investigation."
"You can't sell our seats. A Duke has been on this exchange since it was founded."
We founded this exchange. It's ours.It belongs to us.!!!

Re:Come on, it's like rai-i-ain on your wedding da

[spun]

Hehe, I got modded troll anyway, I might as well have...

Re:Why This is Different

[Aqua_boy17]

On the hole, Preparation H is a good plan.

There, fixed that for ya.