Three More Flaws Found Within Internet Explorer
Internet Explorer users better be aware: three more security flaws have been discovered within their favorite browser, enabling hackers to compromise users' systems.
The recently-found flaws affect Internet Explorer 5.01, 6.x and 7.x and will allow the execution of arbitrary code. According to Secunia's report, the first flaw is based on an error in the way HTML, which, with certain layout combinations, can be exploited to corrupt memory via a specially crafted web page.
The second vulnerability is an error in the way the "by" property of an "animateMotion" SVG element is handled can be exploited to corrupt memory via a specially crafted web page assigning other DOM elements to the property.