New Exploit For IE Security Hole Published Via Twitter

An Israeli security researcher recently published his new discovery, the exploit code for a security hole in Internet Explorer web browser, via his Twitter page. The researcher discovered the exploit after receiving clues from a McAfee blog post.

This new exploit affects IE 6 and IE 7  web browsers. The exploit has been targeted already in attacks and potentially could enable an attacker  in taking control of a users system.

Microsoft's next scheduled patch is in four weeks.

Resources: Targeted Internet Explorer Zero-Day Attack Announced (CVE-2010-0806), McAfee