Microsoft Issues IE Fix

Microsoft has readied a fix for the security problem in Internet Explorer, and will issue it today.

Yesterday the severity of the problem with the exploitable hole in all versions of Internet Explorer came to light. Microsoft has been working on a fix, and it’s due to be released today.

The company said:

“We plan to release the security update tomorrow, Dec. 17, 2008 to address the vulnerability we’ve discussed in Microsoft Security Advisory 961051. Our target time, as always, is 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time. We’ll be holding two special webcasts to give you details and take your questions.”

The webcasts will be at 1 pm Pacific today, and 11 am Pacific tomorrow.