Microsoft will be releasing two security bulletins on this January’s patch day leaving two security vulnerabilities affecting Internet Explorer and one issue affecting the Windows graphics rendering engine unaddressed. The first vulnerability affects Internet Explorer 6 to Internet Explorer 8 on all versions of the Windows operating system starting with Windows XP and ending at [...]

Categories: Internet Explorer, Security, Windows

A new security vulnerability has been posted by Microsoft that could allow an attacker to execute code remotely on the affected computer system. Affected are Internet Explorer 6 to Internet Explorer 8 on pretty much every client and server operating system since – and including – Windows XP. Microsoft explains that “the vulnerability exists due [...]

Categories: Browsing, Internet Explorer

If you are a regular of this board you – without doubt – have read the news story a while ago that another 0-day vulnerability was discovered in Microsoft’s Internet Explorer. Back then there was not a fix for the vulnerability that was actively being exploited by malicious users. The vulnerability only affected Internet Explorer [...]

Categories: Browsing, Internet Explorer

Microsoft has posted a security advisory about a new security vulnerability that is affecting older Internet Explorer , precisely Internet Explorer 6 and Internet Explorer 7. Microsoft’s latest web browser Internet Explorer 8 is not affected by the vulnerability according to the security advisory. The impact of the vulnerability is a remote code execution that [...]

Categories: Browsing, Internet Explorer

Microsoft have confirmed a new Internet Explorer security vulnerability which is affecting only pre-Windows Vista operating systems like Windows XP meaning that users running Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2000 and Server 2008 R2 are not affected by the issue. The vulnerability is not exploited currently according to Microsoft’s information and it is not [...]

Categories: Internet Explorer, Security

Another Internet Explorer vulnerability was disclosed yesterday by Microsoft. All Internet Explorer versions from Internet Explorer 5.01 to 8 are affected on all Microsoft operating systems. A mitigating factor on Windows Vista and later operating systems (like Windows 7) prevents the exploitation of the vulnerability in Internet Explorer 7 and Internet Explorer 8 if protected [...]

Categories: Browsing, Internet Explorer

Microsoft has confirmed a vulnerability in several Internet Explorer versions which has supposedly been used in the Chinese attack against Google and other companies. The vulnerability exists in Internet Explorer 6, Internet Explorer 7 and Internet Explorer 8 but the attacks seem to have been only targeting Internet Explorer 6 systems according to information posted [...]

Categories: Browsing, Internet Explorer

Microsoft has released a critical security fix for their Internet Explorer web browsers. The vulnerability, actually its more than one that are patched by the cumulative patch, affect most Internet Explorer still in use by users worldwide including Internet Explorer 6, Internet Explorer 7 and the latest version Internet Explorer 8. The vulnerability does only [...]

Categories: Browsing, Internet Explorer, Security

Microsoft has released a security advisory about a vulnerability in Microsoft Video ActiveX Control which can be exploited remotely in Internet Explorer. The vulnerability advisory states that Microsoft is aware that attackers are trying to exploit the vulnerability. Internet Explorer users are therefor advised to fix the vulnerability as soon as possible to prevent possible [...]

Categories: Browsing, Internet Explorer, Security