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Pressure mounts for Microsoft to patch IE flaw
Published September 27th, 2006 in All Categories, Exploits & Vulnerabilities, Internet Explorer, Security
Hackers are intensifying their attacks on Internet Explorer users, increasing the chances that 
Microsoft Corp. will patch a critical flaw in the software ahead of its regularly scheduled Oct. 10 security update. On Sunday, hackers released sample code showing how to exploit the IE flaw on a fully patched version of Windows XP, a move that security experts believe will step up the attacks. Criminals have been taking advantage of a previously unknown vulnerability in cPanel Inc. software, widely used by Web hosting providers, to install the IE malware on Web servers.
The Microsoft bug has to do with the way IE processes Web-based graphics code written in the Vector Markup Language (VML). It was first reported Monday Sept. 18 by researchers at Sunbelt Software Inc., who found that attackers were exploiting this vulnerability on a number of pornographic Web sites. [tag]IE flaw[/tag]Pressure mounts for Microsoft to patch IE flaw | InfoWorld | News | 2006-09-25 | By Robert McMillan, IDG News Service
