The company's next scheduled security updates are to reach users on Nov. Microsoft issued a security advisory that described how IE users could disable SSL 3.0 themselves, but like Google, did not reveal a patch timetable.īecause IE relies on the cryptographic code in Windows, Microsoft must patch the operating system. Meanwhile, Mozilla announced that it would update Firefox with a fix on Nov. Google plans to disable SSL 3.0 at some point, but has not said when.
When the researchers unveiled POODLE, the top three browser makers quickly told customers what they would do to protect them against attacks. Those stolen cookies would let the hackers mimic their victims, automatically logging into sites to make online purchases, read email or grab files from cloud storage services. Hackers can exploit SSL 3.0 using "man-in-the-middle" attacks to make off with session cookies. The tool can be found on Microsoft's website. Microsoft has issued one of its Fixit tools that disables SSL 3.0 as a stopgap until the company issues a patch for Windows, perhaps on Nov. Two weeks after Google researchers revealed the "POODLE" attack method and about the same length of time before Microsoft releases its next round of security updates, Microsoft offered one of its automated "Fixit" tools to disable SSL 3.0, an aged and vulnerable Internet encryption standard.
Microsoft on Wednesday gave Windows customers an easier way to block attacks against Internet Explorer (IE) meant to steal browser session cookies and impersonate victims.
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