A new, unpatched flaw in Internet Explorer, IE6, is being investigated.


Tom Ferris, an independent researcher has reported in the website, Security Protocols that he has found a patch and has informed Microsoft about it. They are investigating it and he will release more information after Microsoft fixes the patch.

Ferris has provided Microsoft with details on the bug, including the computer code to prove the existence of the problem. On his Web site, Ferris shows a screen shot of a crashing IE 6 Web browser. According to him it is caused by the same bug.

To view his screenshot click here.

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