Vulnerability reported in IE

ActiveX flaw opens another hole in MS browser.

Yet another bug has been found in Microsoft's browser Internet Explorer, only days after a previous problem was patched for the third time.

The issue, in the ActiveX controls, could allow for remote code execution, and could be used to set up drive-by downloads from malicious websites. Users can protect themselves by not allowing untrusted sites to run ActiveX.

The bug was first reported by the XSec website. A Secunia alert is here.

16 September 2006

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