IE flaw puts Windows XP SP2 at risk

CNet ^ | 09/16/05 | Dawn Kawamoto

[Salo]

A flaw has been discovered in Internet Explorer that could enable a remote attack on systems running Windows XP with Service Pack 2, eEye Digital Security has warned.

The flaw, which also affects systems running Windows XP, is found in the default installations of Microsoft's IE, according to an advisory released by the security company on Thursday.

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Because the details of the vulnerabilities have not been made public, users are not at risk of an exploit being developed to take advantage of the flaw, the representative said.

[Salo]

Thank God we're safe from this one since no one knows about it.

[ShadowAce]

[Salo]

Tech and security pings, please.

[Salo]

Damn, you're fast. :-)

[KateatRFM]

I loaded that SP2 the firt time and it destroyed or damaged half my software. After an expensive reorganizing of my computer, I have declined to load it again. Looks like that was the right call.

[ShadowAce]

LOL! It's my bot--it surfs FR for tech-related articles and post the ping list

< /wishful thinking >

[Salo]

I've never had a problem with SP2. Are you sure you weren't already suffering from winrot or spyware?

[GummyIII]

Use FireFox........

[operation clinton cleanup]

A flaw has been discovered in Internet Explorer that could enable a remote attack on systems running Windows XP with Service Pack 2

Seems like this happens on a weekly basis.... isn't IE7 due out soon? (I use Firefox, but I'm curious to see what it looks like.)

[softwarecreator]

I've never had a problem with SP2.

I've had some small "freezing" problems with XP if I leave it running for several days, but no major ones.  I've had no security problems at all.  Of course I have a router, anti-virus and firewall so that is probably the reason.

[null and void]

Use FireFox........

I do at work. At home it's Camino...

[Izzy Dunne]

Because the details of the vulnerabilities have not been made public, users are not at risk of an exploit being developed to take advantage of the flaw

Famous last words.

[dayglored]

>> Because the details of the vulnerabilities have not been made public, users are not at risk of an exploit being developed to take advantage of the flaw

> Famous last words.

Exactly. All that does is postpone the inevitable -- when the patch comes out, the crackers only need 24 hours to figure out what changed, and then write the next attack to hit all the machines that aren't patched.

It's always the same story. "Security by obscurity" is not just a joke, it's a crime. Design the code right. Geez....

[hombre_sincero]

I have the complete SP2 package -- I made the mistake of loading all of it -- NOW they have all sorts of warnings about doing that.

The auto-check - load feature of the MS Update works great - I updated about 15 computers to SP2 that way and none had problems.

No viruses - malwarze - spywarez for three years and I run ALL Microsoft and Interent Explorer. I even visit the occasional "porn site" for diversion. Still clean.

[ChildOfThe60s]

I do. I had to use IE the other day for a guberment site, and the longer you're away from IE, the more antiquated it is.

[HairOfTheDog]

Thank God we're safe from this one since no one knows about it.

Heh.... What an odd article.

[stylin19a]

is the problem with the OS or IE ?

[hombre_sincero]

"Design the code right. Geez...."

Right! and I am sure you can write a million lines of code that blocks every possible way around also? Not even the programming languages are 100% free from exploit.

Not even MACS or LINUX/UNIX/ZENIX/whateverthehell

[Salo]

Since the OS and IE are so tightly integrated, it doesn't make much of a difference.

[Fzob]

IR has a flaw??????

Get out of here, no way!!!!

< /sarcasm>