Hackers have released attack code for the flaw in the Domain Name System (DNS) software that sends messages between computers on the internet.
The code was created by the developers behind the Metasploit hacking toolkit and internet security experts warn it may give criminals a way to launch virtually undetectable phishing attacks against internet users whose ISPs have not installed the latest DNS server patches.
Attackers could also use the code to silently redirect users to fake software update servers in order to install malicious software on their computers, said Zulfikar Ramizan, a technical director with security vendor Symantec.
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