In this month’s cumulative set of updates for Internet Explorer, Microsoft patched the browser against a flaw that allowed attackers to glean information about Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET) and other security products that were active on the affected system.
The vulnerability was exploited during a cyber-espionage campaign, dubbed Operation SnowMan by FireEye and carried out at the beginning of the year against American military personnel.
Attack stopped if EMET was active
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