Second unpatched ActiveX browser hole hits IE

[The_Unbeliever]

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/07/14/unpatched_activex_bug/

Scallywags are using an unpatched vulnerability in an ActiveX component to distribute malware, Microsoft warned on Monday. The development adds to already pressing unresolved Internet Explorer security bug woes

Braindead IE.

*sigh*

 

[The_Unbeliever]

Nonetheless, the current outbreak of unpatched ActiveX bugs has prompted some security watchers, including the SANS Institute's Internet Storm Centre (here) and F-Secure (here), to advise punters to consider using alternative browsers in preference to Internet Explorer.

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[gregmcc]

A good idea - but other browsers are not without holes either:

Mozilla Firefox Memory Corruption Vulnerability
http://secunia.com/advisories/35798/