Microsoft has provided an update for a recent buy affecting a few Internet Explorer browsers.
As Latinos Post reported on Monday, a security advisory was posted by Microsoft and detailed they are investigating public reports of a "vulnerability" in Internet Explorer version 6, 7, and 8. Internet Explorer 9 and 10 were not affected.
According to Microsoft, "The vulnerability may corrupt memory in a way that could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user within Internet Explorer. An attacker could host a specially crafted website that is designed to exploit this vulnerability through Internet Explorer and then convince a user to view the website."
Microsoft has since provided an update on their Support page. The update is not a final solution for the vulnerability, Microsoft noted, but recommends people to always install the latest updates. The update is a "workaround option."
On the original Latinos Post report on the Internet Explorer problems, people commented on the "vulnerability:"
Opatruck: GET A MAC!
Sylys: IE is insecure. In other news, dinosaurs are extinct.
Ron Ellenbecker: IE6 came out in 2001. It has taken this long to address what the public has been telling them for 11-12 years? This is why Mac and Linux distros have gained so much popularity. Not because they are better but because the company that offered a product refuses to heed the consumer when they tell them their product has serious problems. I wonder who will be the first to win the suit against Microsoft for all the problems their security holes have caused.
Philippe Drouin: Maybe it's time people understand that IE6, 7 and 8 are completely outdated.
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