Earlier this week a zero-day bug affecting Microsoft Internet Explorer (their browser) was reported. Microsoft has just released an emergency fix for this problem and will likely have a second, more comprehensive patch, tomorrow. If you use Internet Explorer on a Windows desktop or laptop you are at risk.
Here is a message from John Gerth in the Computer Science department who keeps on top of such things. The first link in his post that starts with blogs.technet.com will take you to an article which has a like to the Microsoft Fix it 50939 that addresses this issue. This Fix it will not require a reboot of your machine and I suggest that you install it at your earliest convenience.
While this vulnerability has nothing directly to do with SNF or Coral, I sent it out in hopes of preventing you and your machines from being adversely affected by exploits taking advantage of this flaw. Also, I trust that SNF staff will not only apply this patch to their own laptops and desktops, but to lab equipment running Windows that may also have Internet Explorer.
Thank you for your attention,
John
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| Subject: | [GECOS] MS patches for IE 0-day |
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| Date: | Thu, 20 Sep 2012 00:29:43 -0700 |
| From: | John Gerth <gerth@graphics.stanford.edu> |
| Organization: | Stanford University |
| To: | SOE - GECOS <gecos@island.stanford.edu> |
There's an emergency fixit available today....full patch due Friday Sep 21 http://blogs.technet.com/b/msrc/archive/2012/09/19/internet-explorer-fix-it-available-now-security-update-scheduled-for-friday.aspx SANS... http://isc.sans.edu/diary/IE+Fixes+Available/14134 Krebs... http://krebsonsecurity.com/2012/09/microsoft-issues-stopgap-fix-for-ie-0-day-flaw/ -- John Gerth gerth@graphics.stanford.edu Gates 378 (650) 725-3273 _______________________________________________ GECOS mailing list GECOS@island.stanford.edu http://island.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gecos
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