Microsoft has confirmed a vulnerability in several versions of Internet Explorer that it should have been used in Chinese attack on Google and other companies. The vulnerability exists in Internet Explorer 6, Internet Explorer 7 and Internet Explorer 8, but have been the attacks seem to target only the Internet Explorer 6-contained systems on the information in the description of the vulnerability on the Microsoft website.

The vulnerability is not valid as a reference pointer in Internet Explorer. It is subject to certain conditions for the invalid pointer can be accessed after an object is deleted. In a special attack, try to access an object is released, Internet Explorer can be done to allow the execution of code from remote locations.

Microsoft is currently working on a patch for vulnerabilities in the probability that the patch cycle, the patch will be released generally resolve as a fix.

The confirmation page patch lists several mitigating factors, but the safest option is now moving to a different web browser, at least if no patch is needed to protect the computer system vulnerability.