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http://www.cnet.com/au/news/microsoft-patches-19-year-old-windows-bug/
Microsoft patches 19-year-old Windows bug
The flaw -- uncovered by IBM researchers in May and patched by Microsoft on Tuesday -- affected every version of Microsoft's desktop OS since Windows 95.
by Lance Whitney
@lancewhit
14 November 2014, 3:53 am AEDT Updated: 14 November 2014, 4:00 am AEDT
If only the Windows bug had been this obvious...
CSIRO
Microsoft has patched a bug that went undetected for 19 years.
The security hole was discovered in May by IBM researchers, who then teamed up with Microsoft to fix it before publicly releasing its existence, BBC News reported Wednesday. The Windows bug, dubbed WinShock, could be used to remotely run code on a computer if the user views a malicious webpage via Internet Explorer. Once a machine would be infected, the attacker could control it remotely.
The flaw affected every version of Microsoft's desktop OS since Windows 95.
Revelation of a 19-year-old bug that needed to be squashed shows that major flaws in software can stay hidden for years. This reveals basic vulnerabilities in PC technology. For one, it's up to users to apply patches to keep their machines secure. Yet security-conscious users can still be at risk for malware infections if a particular bug goes unnoticed and unpatched by the powers-that-be.
"In some respects, this vulnerability has been sitting in plain sight for a long time despite many other bugs being discovered and patched in the same Windows library," IBM researcher Robert Freeman said in a blog post Tuesday.
Freeman is part of the IBM X-Force Research team that discovered the bug. Freeman's team rated the bug with a CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) score of 9.3 out of 10, indicating extreme severity. Though the bug has existed for years, IBM hasn't detected
http://www.cnet.com/au/news/microsoft-patches-19-year-old-windows-bug/
Microsoft patches 19-year-old Windows bug
The flaw -- uncovered by IBM researchers in May and patched by Microsoft on Tuesday -- affected every version of Microsoft's desktop OS since Windows 95.
by Lance Whitney
@lancewhit
14 November 2014, 3:53 am AEDT Updated: 14 November 2014, 4:00 am AEDT
If only the Windows bug had been this obvious...
CSIRO
Microsoft has patched a bug that went undetected for 19 years.
The security hole was discovered in May by IBM researchers, who then teamed up with Microsoft to fix it before publicly releasing its existence, BBC News reported Wednesday. The Windows bug, dubbed WinShock, could be used to remotely run code on a computer if the user views a malicious webpage via Internet Explorer. Once a machine would be infected, the attacker could control it remotely.
The flaw affected every version of Microsoft's desktop OS since Windows 95.
Revelation of a 19-year-old bug that needed to be squashed shows that major flaws in software can stay hidden for years. This reveals basic vulnerabilities in PC technology. For one, it's up to users to apply patches to keep their machines secure. Yet security-conscious users can still be at risk for malware infections if a particular bug goes unnoticed and unpatched by the powers-that-be.
"In some respects, this vulnerability has been sitting in plain sight for a long time despite many other bugs being discovered and patched in the same Windows library," IBM researcher Robert Freeman said in a blog post Tuesday.
Freeman is part of the IBM X-Force Research team that discovered the bug. Freeman's team rated the bug with a CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) score of 9.3 out of 10, indicating extreme severity. Though the bug has existed for years, IBM hasn't detected
