The Hunter
February 2nd, 2004, 06:48 PM
Microsoft broke its once-a-month schedule on Monday to fix a critical flaw in Internet Explorer that could allow malicious coders to take control of an unwary user's PC.
The most serious problem, known as a cross-domain security vulnerability, affects all versions of Internet Explorer running on Windows NT, 2000 and XP. A person with a vulnerable system who clicks on a link in an HTML e-mail or goes to a hostile Web site could allow an attacker to run code on their computer, Microsoft said in its advisory.
Read more.
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104_2-5151957.html
The most serious problem, known as a cross-domain security vulnerability, affects all versions of Internet Explorer running on Windows NT, 2000 and XP. A person with a vulnerable system who clicks on a link in an HTML e-mail or goes to a hostile Web site could allow an attacker to run code on their computer, Microsoft said in its advisory.
Read more.
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104_2-5151957.html