Exploit Code Out for Explorer Flaw
Posted by: [NT] on: 03/08/2007 09:11 PM [ Print | 1 comment(s) ] · 911 views
Researchers are fuzzy about the impact of a flaw discovered in Microsoft Windows Explorer, but US-CERT's advisory said there's exploit code out there for it.
At issue is Windows Explorer's failure to properly handle malformed Office documents. Although researchers aren't clear about the implications, the advisory said that it may allow an attacker to take over a system and execute arbitrary code. Crashing Windows Explorer is the least of the woes the flaw could cause, US-CERT says. EWeek has more.
At issue is Windows Explorer's failure to properly handle malformed Office documents. Although researchers aren't clear about the implications, the advisory said that it may allow an attacker to take over a system and execute arbitrary code. Crashing Windows Explorer is the least of the woes the flaw could cause, US-CERT says. EWeek has more.
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BetrayerX Unregistered |
#66112 Posted on: 03/08/2007 11:16 PM
....waiting for the stupid fish to come out of it's rotten pond... |
