Internet Explorer Vulnerability And Temporary Fix
Another Internet Explorer vulnerability was disclosed yesterday by Microsoft. All Internet Explorer versions from Internet Explorer 5.01 to 8 are affected on all Microsoft operating systems. A mitigating factor on Windows Vista and later operating systems (like Windows 7) prevents the exploitation of the vulnerability in Internet Explorer 7 and Internet Explorer 8 if protected mode is enabled in the web browser. Protected mode is enabled by default in those browsers.
That leaves Windows XP as the main target of the vulnerability which can be used to read files from the operating system if the filename and path are known.
Another Internet Explorer vulnerability was disclosed yesterday by Microsoft. All Internet Explorer versions from Internet Explorer 5.01 to 8 are affected on all Microsoft operating systems. A mitigating factor on Windows Vista and later operating systems (like Windows 7) prevents the exploitation of the vulnerability in Internet Explorer 7 and Internet Explorer 8 if protected mode is enabled in the web browser. Protected mode is enabled by default in those browsers.
That leaves Windows XP as the main target of the vulnerability which can be used to read files from the operating system if the filename and path are known.
