From the BBC News Desk: Fix found for net security flaw
This article at the BBC web site,
Computer experts have released software to tackle a security glitch in the internet's addressing system.
The flaw, discovered by accident, would allow criminals to redirect users to fake webpages, even if they typed the correct address into a browser.
Internet giants such as Microsoft are now distributing the security patch.
More at the BBC site here...
is related to the security patch Microsoft posted yesterday: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-037:
Summary:
This security update resolves two privately reported vulnerabilities in the Windows Domain Name System (DNS) that could allow spoofing. These vulnerabilities exist in both the DNS client and DNS server and could allow a remote attacker to redirect network traffic intended for systems on the Internet to the attacker’s own systems.
This security update is rated Important for all supported editions of Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Server 2008.