Palo Alto Networks Researcher Discovers 3 Critical Internet Explorer Vulnerabilities
Summary: Palo Alto Networks researcher Bo Qu discovered three critical Internet Explorer vulnerabilities affecting IE versions 6 through 11, all documented in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS15-056 and included in Microsoft's June 2015 Security Bulletin. The vulnerabilities were disclosed to Microsoft through Palo Alto Networks' participation in the Microsoft Active Protections Program, which coordinates responsible disclosure and lets security vendors build protections.
Key Takeaway: These flaws reached every IE version from 6 to 11, so the exposed population was anyone still running any supported IE build at the time. The disclosure route ran through MAPP, meaning protections from security vendors and Microsoft's patch moved on the same coordinated timeline rather than leaving defenders waiting.
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