Microsoft IE patch fixes hole used in Google attack, among other vulnerabilities
As expected, Microsoft today released MS10-002 to address multiple vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer — eight all told. This includes the Remote Code Execution vulnerability responsible for the so-called Google attacks (as reported in Microsoft’s Security Advisory 979352).
This patch is rated critical for all supported releases of Internet Explorer: From IE 5.x through IE 8. The patch is rated moderate for IE 6 included with Windows Server 2003. Microsoft says that there are no known issues with the patch and recommends that you install it as soon as possible.
Most of the attacks in the wild were seen with Internet Explorer 6.
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