Microsoft not giving thanks for vulnerabilities
ENT News | at | by Mike
As the country recovers from numerous helpings of turkey and stuffing, Microsoft finds itself continuing to fend off two considerably less digestible security threats, both coming about during the Thanksgiving holiday.
On Sunday night Symantec and the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team (CERT) revealed that a vulnerability in Apple Inc.'s QuickTime program could allow hackers to ride streaming video right into a network or workstation. The exploit, Symantec confirmed, is in the wild and could seep into Windows XP or Vista OS via a specially crafted video link.