Microsoft warns of unpatched IE flaw
Ξ July 2nd, 2005 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Geeky Stuff, Humor, Rants |
Microsoft warns of unpatched IE flaw… AGAIN (gaffaw!)
Microsoft, for the 2,347th time this year, has issued a security advisory for Internet Explorer, after a research firm published a working exploit to demonstrate how attackers could take advantage of the flaw, and with almost no effort on your part, allow any pimply faced anti-social to take control of your very life.
Gee!
Just about everyone else involved in Internet technology issued another advisory today: Microsoft Sucks!
The vulnerability, discovered by SEC Consult, mean that attackers could cause the browser to unexpectedly exit and execute arbitrary code.
Translation: Oh Shit!
Versions of IE affected by the flaw include IE 6.0 on Windows 2000 with Service Pack 1, 3 and 4, and on Windows XP with Service Pack 1 and 2.
So, in other words, if you have all the latest and greatest updates and whatever, you STILL get to take it in the shorts!
A patch for the flaw is not available.
A patch for the flaw is not available. As an interim measure, the software giant advises people to set their Internet and local intranet security zone settings to “high” before running ActiveX controls.
And I advise you to never use this cumbersome, slow, dangerous, and hopelessly out-of-date web browser unless you have some sort large hole in your head!
Damn people… if you don’t use Firefox (best) or Opera NOW… you gotta be about as dumb as a box of rocks.
