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US-CERT Current Activity

Microsoft Releases Security Advisory 979352

Original release date: January 14, 2010 at 6:49 pm
Last revised: January 14, 2010 at 6:49 pm


Microsoft has released Security Advisory 979352 to alert users of a
vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer. The advisory indicates
that exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an attacker to
execute arbitrary code. Microsoft also indicates that it is aware of
public, active exploitation of this vulnerability.

US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review Microsoft
Security Advisory 979352 and apply the suggested workaround of setting
the Internet zone security setting to High to help mitigate the risks.

Additional information about this vulnerability can be found in
Vulnerability Note VU#492515.

Relevant Url(s):
<http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/492515>

<http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/979352.mspx>

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