Microsoft warns of Internet Explorer flaw

RavenXXX2 · 28 Apr 2014 at 13:48

Heads up for those that might be running IE.

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-US/library/security/2963983

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-27184188

leigh_boy · 28 Apr 2014 at 14:09

Thank you!

KIA · 28 Apr 2014 at 16:38

Elevon · 28 Apr 2014 at 16:45

You forgot Opera

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jh30uk · 28 Apr 2014 at 16:47

I will wait on fix, FF/Chome are not at l33t or in fashion as days gone past. :rolleyes:

oap · 28 Apr 2014 at 17:01

From what I read on the bbc link, only a threat to people who read emails from dodgy sources, or use a preview/reading pane?
Same a most flaws in all the browsers then?

KIA · 28 Apr 2014 at 17:53

oap said:
From what I read on the bbc link, only a threat to people who read emails from dodgy sources, or use a preview/reading pane?

No. It's as simple as browsing to a website and getting pwned.

Mitigation: http://steve.grc.com/2014/04/28/a-quick-mitigation-for-internet-explorers-new-0-day-vulnerability/

oap · 28 Apr 2014 at 18:03

Thanks

ShakenNstirred · 28 Apr 2014 at 19:12

simple enough to fix from the link above

Pigeon_Killer · 28 Apr 2014 at 19:52

Kind of MS to 'discover' this flaw only days after ceasing support for XP and previous versions of IE. It's almost as if they want people to know about it so people feel forced to upgrade to an O/S with supported versions of IE.

KIA · 28 Apr 2014 at 22:10

Pigeon_Killer said:
Kind of MS to 'discover' this flaw only days after ceasing support for XP and previous versions of IE. It's almost as if they want people to know about it so people feel forced to upgrade to an O/S with supported versions of IE.

It wasn't discovered by Microsoft.

nutcase · 29 Apr 2014 at 08:47

You could be cynical if it *only* affected XP machines...

Sir SpankalotUK · 29 Apr 2014 at 09:46

not sure about that image, safari is not exactly on my list of trustworthy browsers

linktoinsanity · 29 Apr 2014 at 10:09

Well I've been using IE for all these years without that exploit affecting me, so I will probably be ok to use it for the next couple of days or so until it is fixed.

Long-term though it doesn't look good for users of XP, if IE8 is no longer supported?

Also that image is extremely dubious, as Safari is on there as a "trusted browser."

demonix · 29 Apr 2014 at 15:21

linktoinsanity said:
Also that image is extremely dubious, as Safari is on there as a "trusted browser."

Considering safari for windows has been all but abandoned by apple (there hasn't been an update in ages), it's likely to have more gaping holes in it's security then IE has.

Nasher · 29 Apr 2014 at 16:14

demonix said:
Considering safari for windows has been all but abandoned by apple (there hasn't been an update in ages), it's likely to have more gaping holes in it's security then IE has.

It takes forever for Apple to fix holes on their own OSes. I wouldn't touch their windows stuff with a barge pole

IC3 · 2 May 2014 at 14:38

Chromium

andshrew · 2 May 2014 at 14:57

Pigeon_Killer said:
Kind of MS to 'discover' this flaw only days after ceasing support for XP and previous versions of IE. It's almost as if they want people to know about it so people feel forced to upgrade to an O/S with supported versions of IE.

They've released an update for XP despite it no longer being supported.

http://blogs.technet.com/b/microsof...g-internet-explorer-and-driving-security.aspx

platypus · 2 May 2014 at 15:45

Yeah, I wish they'd just let it die on XP.

gothic_hobbit · 4 May 2014 at 18:58

I use IE to download Firefox