Internet Explorer VML Vulnerability
Posted 2006-09-21 11:39 by Christopher
If you havn't been following the news, there is yet another 0-day unpatched vulnerability in Internet Explorer. There are a few differences than with previous vulnerabilites:
- You can get this just by viewing an HTML email
- It is already widely exploited, as it is included in WebAttacker, a "commercial" multi-exploit kit
Here's what we know you can do to protect yourself:
- Do not visit untrusted web sites.
- Do not follow untrusted links in Microsoft Outlook email messages.
- Disable default HTML rendering in Outlook (Tools > Options > Preferences > E-mail Options > Read all standard mail in plain text)
- Unregister or set permissions on vgx.dll
- Upgrade to Internet Explorer 7 RC1
- Use a different web browser
