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New Critical Bug In All Current Windows Versions

Posted by timothy on from the innocent-whistling-sound dept.

Trailrunner7 writes "Microsoft is warning its users about a dangerous flaw in the way that Windows handles certain MHTML operations, which could allow an attacker to run code on vulnerable machines. The bug affects all of the current versions of Windows, from XP up through Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008. Microsoft issued an advisory about the MHTML vulnerability, which has been discussed among security researchers in recent days. There is some exploit code available for the bug, as well. In addition to the advisory, Microsoft has released a FixIt tool, which helps mitigate attacks against the vulnerability in Windows."

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  1. Re:Knowledge Base containing Fixit Link by icebike · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Perhaps also useful would be a hint that simply avoiding Internet Explorer would provide all the protection from this bug that is needed.

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  2. Re:uhh by LordLimecat · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Because its reliability is spotty at best, its a haven for viruses (super-duper-hidden System Volume Information ftw!), and you never know what it will and will not break.

  3. Re:Investing by uvajed_ekil · · Score: 3, Interesting

    You're right, I'm not seeing the number of comments, either. I liked having it - I knew instantly if there was a big buzz about something, or if taking time to throw in my two cents might matter for a stalled thread.

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