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bigc73542
February 17th, 2004, 08:00 PM
Link to story: http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/02/17/1076779956168.html?from=storyrhs

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By Online Staff
February 17, 2004

The first exploit based on Windows NT and 2000 source code which was reported last week as having leaked from Mainsoft, a longtime partner of Microsoft, has shown up on a vulnerability mailing list.

The exploit targeted a vulnerability in Internet Explorer and was released by a security researcher who goes by the moniker GTA. A remote user can create a specially crafted bitmap file that...

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