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By Greg Sandoval
Posted on ZDNet News: May 2, 2006 10:22:00 PM

As researchers pored over a vulnerability found within Microsoft's Internet Explorer less than a week ago, they discovered a totally new IE flaw.

The new bug could be used to launch code execution attacks. Microsoft acknowledged that the vulnerability, found by Andreas Sandblad of Secunia, is not just a successful exploit of the flaw uncovered last week by Michal Zalewski.

It was originally believed that the flaw found by Sandblad was related to the one discovered by Zalewski, but a Microsoft representative confirmed that the two vulnerabilities are separate.

"During analysis, Secunia discovered a variant of this vulnerability," security company Secunia wrote on its Web site on Tuesday, referring to the bug found by Zalewski. The company confirmed the problem "on a fully patched system with Internet Explorer 6.0 and Microsoft Windows XP SP2."

Both flaws could be used to corrupt a PC's memory if the computer's user can be tricked into visiting a malicious Web site, Secunia said.

Secunia added that Microsoft is working on a patch.

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I did catch the regular basis
I also see that they state one half (51% actually) of the Britons go to a small number of sites. Half is still not most. (The 51% figure is within the +/- limits to make it appropriate to say half) (Read the rest)
Posted by: CMKRNL Posted on: 05/04/06 You are currently: a Guest | | Terms of Use
Like they say!  Reverend MacFellow | 05/02/06
1% of the PC population uses a Mac...  SouthernPride | 05/02/06
Better for people....  crash89 | 05/02/06
Stats please  SouthernPride | 05/02/06
and where are your stats?  stormdoor | 05/02/06
No stats from your side either  SouthernPride | 05/02/06
you and commonsense?  stormdoor | 05/02/06
Apples have virus problems now  Cayble | 05/03/06
The top 1% that is...  tic swayback | 05/02/06
smarter??  PhantomX | 05/03/06
LOL  unoriginal_sin | 05/03/06
You would be suprised what a little research can do  zmud | 05/03/06
I have been building my pc's since my first  LordDice | 05/03/06
you're joking right?  PhantomX | 05/03/06
LOL!!  Cayble | 05/03/06
how bout 1/5th tha price!  LordDice | 05/03/06
That depends  Shelendrea | 05/03/06
Clearly you're not smart enough to manage time well  tic swayback | 05/03/06
OH! Come on! Please!  Cayble | 05/03/06
Depends on your income level, doesn't it?  tic swayback | 05/03/06
Oh... Come on Tic... Get with the program!  Wolfie2K3 | 05/03/06
You should be ashamed of yourself  NonZealot | 05/03/06
Don't rain on my parade NZ!  tic swayback | 05/03/06
My sincerest apologies!  NonZealot | 05/03/06
Writing the next big Garage band classic, eh?  ajole | 05/03/06
and then  richvball44 | 05/03/06
Are you TRYING  Shelendrea | 05/03/06
Nailed it in one  tic swayback | 05/03/06
What a arrogant  Shelendrea | 05/03/06
It's called sarcasm  thatxbxtchxnicoll | 05/03/06
My dear Shelendrea....  tic swayback | 05/04/06
OOH! OOH!  handydan918 | 05/03/06
My mad money totals 10 bucks a week  Hrothgar - PCLinuxOS User | 05/03/06
Well, I'll give you the hair thing  ajole | 05/03/06
DIY  tic swayback | 05/03/06
Southern Fried Logic  brian ansorge | 05/02/06
????  kjgslg@... | 05/02/06
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha  Reverend MacFellow | 05/03/06
It's a bug sale! Two for the price of one!  Mr. Roboto | 05/02/06
Firefox on Windows spells...  SouthernPride | 05/02/06
Opera Browser is worth a look  kjgslg@... | 05/02/06
stats?  stormdoor | 05/02/06
Some stats for you doorknob  SouthernPride | 05/02/06
sounds like you need to get over it  stormdoor | 05/02/06
I am happy for you  SouthernPride | 05/02/06
come again?  phburks | 05/02/06
shares  richvball44 | 05/04/06
What ARE YOU smoking?  Shelendrea | 05/03/06
Got any stats on that?  ajole | 05/03/06
I think I've seen that problem before...  handydan918 | 05/03/06
Get a clue already, OK?  TimeBomb | 05/02/06
True, true...  Tony Agudo | 05/02/06
Oh joy  SouthernPride | 05/02/06
breaking what?...stats?  stormdoor | 05/02/06
Not good enough in black/white print...  SouthernPride | 05/02/06
RIGHT-THANKS AGAIN TIME BOMB  internet11 | 05/03/06
Exploit-ability  bigpicture | 05/03/06
re:IE Bugs  Ronspruell | 05/03/06
what about the people who make $$$ off of these maladies?  turbohawk | 05/03/06
Stats for doorknob  SouthernPride | 05/02/06
an overachiever in his own mind  stormdoor | 05/02/06
No stats from you... 'doorknob'  SouthernPride | 05/02/06
Stats?  crash89 | 05/02/06
Stats with 1.5 % for Mac OS X interesting  SouthernPride | 05/02/06
You read it wrong, again..  crash89 | 05/03/06
Marketshare and Vulnerability  Spanky Ham | 05/03/06
Maybe because...  JDThompson | 05/03/06
5% is 5%  Spanky Ham | 05/03/06
shares  richvball44 | 05/04/06
Any minute now I beat George Ou...  Richard Flude | 05/02/06
He is completely neutral though...  tic swayback | 05/02/06
I have to also .... vouch for OU's "fairness and balance"  michael_t | 05/02/06
Hows this for fair and balanced?  NonZealot | 05/02/06
One small remark  tombalablomba | 05/02/06
Can't have it both ways NZ  tic swayback | 05/03/06
It is as if the flaws have acquired a life of their own  michael_t | 05/02/06
One IE flaw leads to another  Loverock Davidson | 05/02/06
Love ya, Lovey!  crash89 | 05/02/06
Sarcasm?  Loverock Davidson | 05/02/06
That's not sarcasm...  Zeppo9191 | 05/03/06
Not sarcasm at all  Loverock Davidson | 05/03/06
Blind Faith  babar77 | 05/03/06
Flash - LD fails the Turing test!  LoCal | 05/03/06
just curious  phburks | 05/02/06
Here you go  Loverock Davidson | 05/03/06
this is funny  CMKRNL | 05/03/06
read the article again....  richvball44 | 05/04/06
I did catch the regular basis  CMKRNL | 05/04/06
10.0 for the deadpan, "Yes."  LoCal | 05/03/06
Awesome in its simplicity...  ajole | 05/03/06
It wasn't a commentary on any browser  CMKRNL | 05/03/06
And that's only 51% of users.  mdsmedia | 05/03/06
easy IT  phburks | 05/03/06
I followed your link, you could have just spoofed me.  Hrothgar - PCLinuxOS User | 05/03/06
Nah, he ain't that smart.  Zeppo9191 | 05/03/06
Those aren't flaws they are "features"...  realitycheck101 | 05/02/06
You don't have facts, do you?  Grayson Peddie | 05/03/06
You got a roadmap to your azz?  ajole | 05/03/06
Corrupt a computer's memory  TonyMcS | 05/02/06
Web standards aren't abstract rules  quantumstate | 05/03/06
I doubt you have any clueful clients  mdsmedia | 05/03/06
Some browser and OS stats  whisperycat | 05/03/06
Some browser and OS stats (with working link I hope)  whisperycat | 05/03/06
Ha Ha HA Funny  zmud | 05/03/06
Ha ha indeed  whisperycat | 05/03/06
THE NATURE OF THESE BEAST  Reverend MacFellow | 05/03/06
Nature of the Beast?  Dr_Zinj | 05/03/06
Those are funny, but...  ajole | 05/03/06
stats please....  shantyman@... | 05/03/06
Nothing is 100% secure[text]  BlazeEagle | 05/03/06
100%? IE isn't even 10% secure!  critic-at-arms | 05/03/06
Nay bother m8  msianbart@... | 05/04/06
flaw, imperfection, or not ready for Primetime  wtdougherty@... | 05/03/06
Did he really just compare....  DCMann | 05/03/06
ayup  Shelendrea | 05/03/06
yes I did  wtdougherty@... | 05/03/06
Windows works for me but...  BlazeEagle | 05/03/06
Who said anything about Mac in that post?? nt  mdsmedia | 05/03/06
dessert  richvball44 | 05/04/06
Memory Corruption  evob@... | 05/04/06
Flaming  onedavester@... | 05/04/06
Flaming  onedavester@... | 05/04/06

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