Google published another unpatched Windows security flaw, according to the company's Project Zero program policy that discloses vulnerable points 90 days after they are notified to the developer.
This time, the vulnerability is a type confusion in module Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer. Google researcher Ivan Fratric published a PoC showing how it can crash browsers, opening a door for potential attackers to gain administrative privileges on affected systems.
Fratric reports that he performed analysis στην 64-bit έκδοση του Internet Explorer στα Windows Server 2012 R2, αλλά και σε δύο εκδόσεις των 32-bit του Internet Explorer 11 και του Microsoft Edge. Αυτό σημαίνει ότι οι users of Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 are at immediate risk if they use Microsoft browsers.
Vulnerability was reported in 25 November, and according to Google Project Zero policy, it was announced publicly today 25 February, while Microsoft has not yet released a patch.
Let's say this is it second security flaw which was revealed by Google in two weeks, as the company also published details of the vulnerability in gdi32.dll originally reported to Microsoft in March of 2016.
So at this time there are two different security vulnerabilities that have not yet been repaired by Microsoft while the details have already been posted online on Google.
As mentioned in the article's title, to protect yourself, it is recommended that you avoid clicking on webpages that you do not trust but also replace Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge with a different browser.
