Following the Heartbleed embarrassment for OpenSSL, there has been renewed focus on ensuring its security – which has led to the discovery of a serious hole that dates back to the first release.
The flaw hits versions of Internet Explorer 6 all the way through to IE 11, and allows for remote code execution – plus it affects those on Windows XP.
Ever since the first time Project Spartan was announced, the new and (somewhat) mysterious browser from Microsoft was speculated to be a successor to the Internet Explorer, and not an app to share Windows with the old browser.
On the 11 November, a major patch relating to 16 security bulletins will be released, five of which are “critical,” nine which are “important” and two which address moderate risks.
More governments across the globe have joined the US in warning citizens away from Internet Explorer, including the UK’s Computer Emergency Response Team.
1