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Zero-Day IE Exploit In the Wild

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the now-delivering-spyware-to-a-pc-near-you dept.

Eric Sites writes to tell us that a new zero-day IE exploit has been found in the wild. It looks to be a bug in VML in IE. The Sunbelt blog notes, "This exploit can be mitigated by turning off Javascripting."

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  1. Sorry, has to be done... by RManning · · Score: 5, Funny

    Dupe!!!

  2. Moo by Chacham · · Score: 5, Funny

    Zero-Day Slashdot
    Posted by Chacham on 10:45 PM -- Monday September 18 2006
    from the zero-day-is-overused dept.
    [ Slashdot ] [ Teenagers ] [ Slow News Day ]
    Chacham writes to tell us that an old zero-day Slashdot exploit has been found again and again and again. It looks to be a bug in all browsers. This comment notes, "The bug is in the Submit Story link, which is apparently easy available in the side bar."

    No patch has been released. Story posters are standing by.

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  3. No need to worry! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Your Windows Genuine Advantage will protect you!