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IE Flaw Gives Hackers Access To User Files

Posted by timothy on from the open-file-my-documents dept.

snydeq writes "Microsoft warned that a flaw in IE gives attackers access to files stored on a PC under certain conditions. 'Our investigation so far has shown that if a user is using a version of Internet Explorer that is not running in Protected Mode an attacker may be able to access files with an already known filename and location,' Microsoft said in a security advisory. The vulnerability requires that an attacker knows the name of the file they want to access, according to the company."

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  1. Re:I wonder... by byrdfl3w · · Score: 5, Funny

    Whew! Thanks! I deleted all my password.txt files before some nasty hacker got to me.
    Now I gotta tell my friends about this! Hold on while I log..

    Oh crap.

  2. Only under certain circumstances. by 140Mandak262Jamuna · · Score: 4, Funny

    There is nothing to see here folks, move on. The bug kicks in only under certain circumstances. The circumstances are apparently running a Windows system with Internet Explorer as the default browser. Come on, how many slashdotters do that?

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  3. financial information vulnerable by commodoresloat · · Score: 4, Funny

    That part is easily guessed; "2009 Income Tax Returns" would be easy to guess as well.

    Oh shit ... hackers can find out how broke I really am!!