Microsoft is warning all users of its Internet Explorer web browser to immediately apply the latest security patch as a precaution against malicious hacker attacks.
As part of its Patch Tuesday releases, the company shipped a high-priority IE update
(MS12-010) which covers four documented vulnerabilities that could be used in drive-by downloads with minimal user action.
The update is rated “critical” for Internet Explorer 7, Internet Explorer 8, and Internet Explorer 9 on Windows client machines and Microsoft expects to see reliable exploit code published with the next 30 days.
The most severe vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user views a specially crafted web page using Internet Explorer, Microsoft warned.
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