March Patch Tuesday leaves IE unpatched for Pwn2Own hackers2011-03-04 09:58 by DanielaTags: IE, Pwn2Own, hackers
Microsoft – unlike its browser rivals – will not be patching Internet Explorer before the upcoming Pwn2Own hacking contest next week. A March Patch Tuesday pre-alert, published on Thursday, reveals that Redmond will be issuing three security bulletins next week, one of which affects a critical flaw in Windows and none of which relates to IE. The critical update affects Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 while the two lesser risk ("important") bulletins cover a separate flaw in Windows and an update for the Office Groove 2007 software. Net security firm Qualys said it expected the important update would cover a recently discovered MHTML Information Disclosure bug. Redmond last patched IE in February, while Mozilla and Google each patched Firefox and Chrome respectively earlier this week – ahead of the annual fun and games of the Pwn2Own hacking contest. Read more -here-
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