Peggy
06-10-2007, 05:34 AM
Yahoo has issued a critical security patch for Messenger to address zero-day exploits that take advantage of vulnerabilities in its Webcam ActiveX controls.
Messenger users' computers could be at risk if they visit malicious Web sites or view other malicious HTML code. The attackers could then exploit security flaws in the Yahoo Webcam ActiveX control, a software package that is downloaded with Messenger.
More (http://news.com.com/Yahoo+releases+critical+security+patch+for+IM/2100-7349_3-6189627.html)...
Messenger users' computers could be at risk if they visit malicious Web sites or view other malicious HTML code. The attackers could then exploit security flaws in the Yahoo Webcam ActiveX control, a software package that is downloaded with Messenger.
More (http://news.com.com/Yahoo+releases+critical+security+patch+for+IM/2100-7349_3-6189627.html)...