Wednesday, September 27, 2006
Microsoft released a new security patch to fix a "critical" flaw in its Internet Explorer (IE) Web browser, which, according to the company, could allow a hacker to take control of a user's computer.
The flaw lies in the way that Internet Explorer offers Vector Markup Language (VML) graphics, and the security bulletin issued by Microsoft says that its security patch will fix this vulnerability.
VML is used for high-quality vector graphics on the Web, and for viewing pages in the IE browser that are part of Windows. Microsoft rates the flaw as "critical", its severest rating.
In its security bulletin MS06-055, Microsoft says that an attacker can exploit this vulnerability by constructing a specially crafted Web page or HTML email that can potentially allow remote code execution if a user visits the Web page or views the message.
Home users of Microsoft Windows can visit update.microsoft.com to have their systems scanned for this security flaw.
By: DocMemory
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