The article doesn't say if the German government recommended a browser to use instead....Graham Cluley of anti-virus firm Sophos told BBC News that not only did the warning apply to 6, 7 and 8 of the browser, but the instructions on how to exploit the flaw had been posted on the internet....
no, they only recommend the usage of an recent alternative browser...Flash wrote:The article doesn't say if the German government recommended a browser to use instead.
http://www.buerger-cert.de/techwarnung_ ... %253d%253d translated with google.Vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer
Report type: warning
Risk: High
Affected systems
* Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, 7, 8
Recommendation
Running Internet Explorer in "protected mode" as well as disabling Active Scripting, although more difficult to attack, but it can not completely prevented. Therefore, the citizen-CERT recommends that, pending a patch from Microsoft to switch to a current alternative browser.
Description
In Internet Explorer, there is a critical yet unknown vulnerability. The vulnerability allows attackers to inject malicious code via a specially crafted Web page into a Windows computer to infiltrate and set up. The last week became known hacker attack on Google and other U.S. companies have exploited this vulnerability likely.
Affected are the versions 6, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Internet Explorer on Windows systems XP, Vista and 7 Microsoft has released a security advisory [edited 1], in which it describes possible ways of minimizing risk. Microsoft is already working on a patch to close the security gap. The BSI expects that this vulnerability will be used in a short time for attacks on the Internet.
Sources
[1] Microsoft Security Advisory (979352)
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/securi ... 79352.mspx
