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Code Posted For New IE Exploit

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the not-quite-zero-day dept.

PC World is reporting that two days ago hackers posted code for a new vulnerability in Internet Explorer that could allow drive-by takeover of a vulnerable PC. Security companies say that no exploits using the "daxctle" vulnerability have yet been found in the wild, but they are taking the new threat seriously. Symantec calls the bug "critical" and Secunia rates it highly critical, the most severe rating. The hackers who posted the sample code, xsec.org, refer to it as a "0day" exploit. The article quotes another security expert who calls this label "a stretch." Update: 09/17 18:00 GMT by C :Fixed link to XSec. Thanks for pointing that one out, folks.

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  1. IE by DragonTHC · · Score: 0, Troll

    do people still use IE? I thought that was a thing that went out with all your base and peanut butter jelly time!

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    They're using their grammar skills there.