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Microsoft is
investigating a vulnerability in Microsoft
Internet Explorer. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the local user. When using Internet Explorer, code execution is remote and may not require any user intervention.
The
Following software is being affected:
Internet
Explorer 6
Internet
Explorer 7
Internet
Explorer 8
for the
following operating system platforms:
Windows XP and
Windows Server 2003
The problem
can be easily fixed by downloading and
installing the following temporary fix from
Microsoft:
http://blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2009/07/06/new-vulnerability-in-mpeg2tunerequest-activex-control-object-in-msvidctl-dll.aspx
Where can I
find out more information?
Microsoft have
released a Security Advisory about the
problem. They will be probably also post
details about patches here once they are
available.
Microsoft
Security Advisory (972890)
Windows 7
promises a major usability improvement on
Vista, and a simplification of security
measures which caused frustration for many
users.
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