Researcher sidesteps Microsoft fix for IE zero-day
A researcher has bypassed Microsoft's temporary fix for a zero-day Internet Explorer browser vulnerability that hackers have been exploiting for a month.
The exploit, developed by Peter Vreugdenhil of the vulnerability analysis company Exodus Intelligence, places pressure on Microsoft to release a permanent fix sooner rather than later. The software maker did not include a permanent patch in its advanced notification of seven security updates set for release next week.
Vreugdenhil was able to bypass Microsoft's "fix it" in a fully patched Windows XP system running IE 8, said Brandon Edwards, vice president of Intelligence at Exodus. Microsoft released the temporary fix last week for the bug that affects IE6, IE7 and IE8 browsers released between 2006 and 2009.
