Super serious IE bug?

[bernse]

Saw THIS linked on another website.

Basically, its a flaw in IE that tricks the browser into downloading a file that IE doesn't think it is... IE: You could be trying to open a .pdf but in actuallity it's an executable that gets downloaded and opened.

This flaw was supposedly dates Dec 9/19, but I haven't heard anything about it until now. Is it anything to be concerned about?

Maybe I'm just one of the last ones to move to a different browser than ie....

 

[Nocturnal]

I'm sure it's something to be concerned about. I know of a bunch of exploits like this one that if you go to a certain page, it doesn't even look like you're dling anything but in actuality you are. Does this exploit have anything to do with Active X scripting?

 

[blackdogdeek]

yeah i read about that here. sounds pretty devastating.

 

[bernse]

Originally posted by: blackdogdeek
yeah i read about that here. sounds pretty devastating.

Wowza.

Time to go looking for a new browser, me thinks!

 

[Confused]

New browser



Confused

 

[Adul]

Originally posted by: Confused
New browser



Confused

 

[blackdogdeek]

Originally posted by: Confused
New browser



Confused

that's what i'm currently running

 

[FoBoT]

run windows update

 

[sciencewhiz]

Mcaffee virus scan detects this and warns you

 

[Orsorum]

The only thing I noticed is that he mispelled "wreaks" as "reeks".

 

[Wallydraigle]

It's not a bug, it's a feature.

 

[RU482]

Originally posted by: Confused
New browser



Confused

how long before the vulnerabilities of Firebird start to get exposed??

 

[BillGates]

I reckon this is a repost.

 

[sciencewhiz]

Originally posted by: Confused
New browser

firebird .7 only has half a fix for it. The address bar (at the top) will have the correct link, but the status bar (at the bottom) will have the wrong link. This is completely fixed in mozilla 1.6 final (but not beta). It's also fixed in the 1/06 and later nightly version of firebird. Firebird 0.8 should be out soon, which will have the complete fix, also.

 

[sciencewhiz]

Originally posted by: redly1

Originally posted by: Confusedhow long before the vulnerabilities of Firebird start to get exposed??

They are being exposed constantly. However, they are fixed in a manner of days or weeks instead of months (if ever) like IE.

 

[bernse]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
run windows update

I do... every week.
From what I understand, there isn't a "fix" for it yet.

 

[Dufman]

Originally posted by: BillGates
I reckon this is a repost.

me too

 

[us3rnotfound]

yeah, ms, let's just quit developing internet explorer