Unpatched flaws in three popular browsers could make the Web a more dangerous place to surf, security experts have warned.
Researchers have published the alerts and details on the bugs in the Internet Explorer browser (Microsoft), Safari Browser(Apple Computer)and Mozilla's Firefox to security mailing lists over the weekend. The Firefox and Safari bugs could cause the browsers to crash, while the IE hole could be exploited to hijack a vulnerable Windows computer, Secunia said in advisories on its Web site.
The researchers have reported that the bug is named as hunter Michal Zalewski as a most Critical bug in Internet Explorer. The problem has been confirmed on version 6 of the popular software, but could also affect other versions.
The alerts come just days after security researcher Tom Ferris reported several unpatched holes in Apple software including Safari. Also, Microsoft earlier this month issued a patch for IE to plug 10 holes, most of which it called "critical".
Microsoft is investigating the newly disclosed vulnerability and believes it is not as serious as Secunia (a virus/bug).
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