Security flaws internet explorer

Neither Qihoo, Microsoft, nor Mozilla said how attackers were exploiting the bug, who the attackers were, or who was being targeted. The U. Microsoft assigned the bug with a common vulnerability identifier, CVE , but specific details of the bug have yet to be released.

The security flaw in the company's legacy browser was first disclosed by a division of Homeland Security called US-CERT, that reports on major security flaws, in a tweet which contained a link to a security advisory concerning the bug. All supported versions of Windows, including Windows 7 which will no longer receive security updates, are affected by the flaw according to Microsoft. The vulnerability concerns how Internet Explorer handles memory and an attacker could leverage the flaw to remotely run malicious code on an affected computer.

It also bears a striking resemblance to a similar vulnerability that was recently disclosed by Mozilla. Microsoft says that an attacker who successfully exploits the vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the official user. Users still relying on Windows XP could be especially vulnerable because Microsoft stopped early this month supporting the older operating system with security patches and other software updates.

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