Microsoft has started to roll out two security updates today to address vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer. The first fixes a critical vulnerability in versions 7 and 8 of Internet Explorer on Windows XP and Internet Explorer 9 on Windows 7 or Windows Vista. The hole was originally discovered by French researchers earlier this week, with code available for malicious users to attack machines via a specially-crafted Flash animation.
Microsoft issues two patches to fix critical Internet Explorer and Windows 8 Flash flaws
Microsoft has started to roll out two security updates today to address vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer.
Microsoft has started to roll out two security updates today to address vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer.
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Microsoft’s second out-of-band security patch fixes a Flash vulnerability on Windows 8 with Internet Explorer 10. Although Windows 8 isn’t available publicly yet, a number of developers and organizations are testing the final Release to Manufacturing (RTM) version of the product ahead of its release on October 26th. Researchers found a flaw that could cause Flash to crash, allowing an attack to take control of a user’s system.
Both updates are available through Microsoft’s Windows Update service for Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8 users.
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