Posts Tagged ‘windows xp’
Still using XP ? This bug might just make you upgrade !
Microsoft has warned of a new security hole that could be exploited by attackers to take control of older Windows systems running Internet Explorer and for which proof-of-concept exploit code has been released publicly.
The vulnerability affects Windows 2000, XP and Server 2003-based systems, Microsoft said in a security advisory dated March 1.
Microsoft said that the vulnerability in VBScript could allow remote code execution of computers. “If a malicious Web site displayed a specially crafted dialog box and a user pressed the F1 key, arbitrary code could be executed in the security context of the currently logged-on user,” Microsoft said on its Web site, “On systems running Windows Server 2003, Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration is enabled by default, which helps to mitigate against this issue.” Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008 are not affected. More »
