High-risk flaws found in IE and Outlook

Posted on Monday, April 04 2005 @ 16:42 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck
A security firm has found two serious flaws in Microsoft's Internet Explorer and Outlook. The security flaws could allow an attacker to take over a system with minimal user interaction, according to the company.
A spokeswoman for Microsoft confirmed that the company has been notified about the flaws.

"At this time, Microsoft is not aware of any malicious attacks attempting to exploit the reported vulnerabilities, and there is no customer impact based on this issue," she said.
The spokeswoman said that Microsoft will issue a fix through a service pack, one of the company's monthly patches or an out-of-cycle security update, depending on the severity of the flaws.

More details at VNU Net


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Thomas has been messing with computer since early childhood and firmly believes the Internet is the best thing since sliced bread. Enjoys playing with new tech, is fascinated by science, and passionate about financial markets. When not behind a computer, he can be found with running shoes on or lifting heavy weights in the weight room.



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