The flaw could allow an attacker to take control of a system through a
specially crafted website, or by sending out spam email messages.
Microsoft originally planned to release the patch on 10 October, as part of
its monthly patch release cycle. The vendor issues 'out-of-band' updates in rare
cases if it helps to halt active attacks.
The VML
vulnerability surfaced last week when a small group of websites in Russia
started exploiting the unpatched vulnerability.
The
abuse
of the vulnerability became widespread over the weekend after the exploit
was included in a malware toolkit known as 'WebAttacker'.
Users who have applied a third-party workaround need to undo those changes
before the patch can be applied.
Security experts recommend that users apply the patch as soon as possible.
The update can be obtained through the built-in auto-update feature in Windows
or from the
Microsoft
Update website.
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