Tuesday Internet Explorer general manager Dean Hachamovitch introduced Internet Explorer 9 to MIX10 attendees. The reveal showed that the new browser is slated to support HTML5, hardware-accelerated graphics and text, and will also use a new JavaScript engine. Microsoft even made available a downloadable “platform preview,” mainly designed for developers but was also open for general viewing.
A vulnerability found in Internet Explorer could expose your files to the Internet.
A security consultant on Wednesday provided a live demonstration at the Black Hat DC conference that immediately prompted a security advisory from Microsoft. Jorge Luis Alvarez Medina, the Argentina-based security consultant with Core Security Technologies, showed attendees that it was possible to use an exploit found in Internet Explorer to remotely read files on a victim’s local drive.
Microsoft is warning users following the discovery of a new vulnerability in the Internet Explorer browser.
The company said that the issue lies in the way Internet Explorer renders locally-stored content. If exploited, an attacker could lift user data through a specially-crafted web page. Because the flaw has yet to be patched, Microsoft would not give specific details about the vulnerability.
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