Palo Alto Networks Researchers Discover Critical Vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge
Summary: Palo Alto Networks researchers Bo Qu and Hui Gao were credited with discovering three critical Microsoft vulnerabilities affecting Internet Explorer versions 7 through 11 and Microsoft Edge, documented in Microsoft Security Bulletins MS15-125 and MS15-124 in December 2015. The vulnerabilities were disclosed to Microsoft through the Microsoft Active Protections Program, and Palo Alto Networks states it has discovered 80 critical Microsoft vulnerabilities over the past 18 months.
What's compelling: Three critical flaws in browsers still widely deployed across IE 7 through 11 and Edge arrived in a single December 2015 patch cycle, part of 80 critical Microsoft vulnerabilities the researchers found in 18 months - a volume that shows how much attack surface an unpatched browser fleet carries.
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