Pressure Mounts To Patch IE Flaw

Microsoft is in a bind right now with a serious IE flaw to patch before the next regular patch cycle, which is exactly two weeks away (Oct 10th). Hackers releasing sample code showing how to exploit the flaw doesn’t make things any easier either.

On Sunday, hackers released sample code showing how to exploit the IE flaw on a fully patched version of Windows XP, a move that security experts believe will step up the attacks. Criminals have been taking advantage of a previously unknown vulnerability in cPanel software, widely used by Web hosting providers, to install the IE malware on Web servers.