scuzzman Posted April 4, 2005 Report Share Posted April 4, 2005 Serious holes give hacker system control.By Joris Evers, IDG News Service Microsoft's Outlook and Internet Explorer have been hit by more security holes.The software giant said it was investigating a report by security company eEye - which has found numerous Microsoft security holes in the past - of a new set of potentially serious flaws in the e-mail app and Web browser.The two holes could let an attacker take control over a system with minimal action from the user, eEye said in two security alerts posted on its page of upcoming advisories. The company ranks the flaws "high" risk. One of the vulnerabilities could let an attacker compromise a user's machine after the user clicks on a Web link, said Marc Maiffret, co-founder and chief hacking officer at eEye. "Nothing that would be normally suspicious to the user," he said. The flaws affect both Outlook and Outlook Express, according to Maiffret.The flaws exist in the default installations of the applications on most current versions of Windows, according to eEye. The company has informed Microsoft and will not provide further details until Microsoft has provided a patch or security alert, it said on its website.Original story here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted April 4, 2005 Report Share Posted April 4, 2005 Very interesting. I look forward to the patch/patches. I will not be installing FF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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