Friday, October 20, 2006

Internet Explorer Vulnerability Test

Secunia reports a [active scripting] vulnerability has been discovered in Internet Explorer, which can be exploited by malicious people to disclose potentially sensitive information.

Which says a lot for the "you wanted it easier and more secure" slogan at Microsoft's IE Website.

Test your browser HERE.

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Microsoft Security Response Center Blog

These reports are technically inaccurate : the issue concerned in these reports is not in Internet Explorer 7 (or any other version) at all. Rather, it is in a different Windows component, specifically a component in Outlook Express. While these reports use Internet Explorer as a vector the vulnerability itself is in Outlook Express.

Read more HERE.

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