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Submission + - zero day vulnerability in Microsoft Video ActiveX 1

ucanlookitup writes: Microsoft has warned of a zero day vulnerability affecting IE users on XP or Windows Server 2003. The vulnerability allows remote users to execute arbitrary code with the same privileges as the users. The vulnerability is triggered when users visit a web site with malicious code. The advisory can be found at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/972890.mspx. Until Microsoft develops a patch, a work around is available at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972890#FixItForMe

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