If the vulnerability is exploited in the wild, the patching process will be accelerated

Mar 12, 2012 15:27 GMT  ·  By

Researchers from French security firm VUPEN identified a couple of zero-day vulnerabilities that affect Microsoft’s Internet Explorer (IE) 9. A Microsoft representative has detailed the patch-up process that’s about to take place in the next days.

ZDNet was at Pwn2Own 2012 and managed to get a quick interview with Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) Director Mike Reavey, who highlighted that the most important thing when releasing a security update is to ensure that other software won’t be affected by it.

Once the security holes are addressed, an update will be released and all browsers will be upgraded automatically, so customers don’t have to worry about a thing.

If the company learns that the flaws are being exploited in the wild, the update process will be accelerated.