Microsofts Internet Explorer has a flaw and “The flaw is remotely exploitable”.


Microsofts new Internet Explorer has a flaw. The new IE bug opens XP SP2 to attack. According to Mike Puterbaugh, eEye’s director of product management, “The flaw is remotely exploitable”. There is no patch available yet.

eEye Digital security said on Thursday, Microsoft’s Internet Explorer browser sports a flaw that hackers could use to launch a remote attack on Windows XP SP2.

eEye has notified Microsoft of the bug. Microsoft has confirmed receipt of the report. But no patch is available.

Internet Explorer, says eEye, has at least five other critical, but unpatched, vulnerabilities, including ones reported 15, 46, 129, 134, and 171 days ago.

Microsoft has been patching IE regularly, but is having trouble keeping up with the browser’s vulnerabilities. In August, it fixed three bugs in the browser, and since the first of the year, has patched IE five out of nine months.

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