Microsoft Nixes IE Repatch, Chides Researcher

Iria · Aug 24, 2006, 05:52 AM

Source: TechWeb
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Microsoft late Tuesday decided not to re-issue a patch for its Internet Explorer browser, then took a researcher to task for telling users that the flaw in the original Aug. 8 fix was far more serious than Microsoft acknowledged.

The bug in the patch issued as security bulletin MS06-042 can actually be exploited by attackers to run malicious code on Windows 2000 and Windows XP SP1 systems equipped with IE 6 Service Pack 1 (SP1), eEye Digital Security's chief hacking officer told TechWeb Tuesday.

Aug 24, 2006, 05:52 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Microsoft Nixes IE Repatch, Chides Researcher Source: TechWeb ________ Microsoft late Tuesday decided not to re-issue a patch for its Internet Explorer browser, then took a researcher to task for telling users that the flaw in the original Aug. 8 fix was far more serious than Microsoft acknowledged. The bug in the patch issued as security bulletin MS06-042 can actually be exploited by attackers to run malicious code on Windows 2000 and Windows XP SP1 systems equipped with IE 6 Service Pack 1 (SP1), eEye Digital Security's chief hacking officer told TechWeb Tuesday.