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Instead, Eiram said, users should disable the oledb32.dll file by editing the Windows registry as per the revised Microsoft advisory.
Microsoft has not disclosed a timetable for patching the problem, and it did not reply to questions Friday about its plans.
One researcher is betting that Microsoft will again unveil an emergency "out-of-cycle" patch. "It's always difficult to guess with Microsoft," said Andrew Storms, director of security operations at nCircle Network Security Inc., in an instant message exchange today. "[But] since they do know so much about the exploit, I would place a wager that they already have the fix and are doing QA [quality assurance]."
The last time Microsoft issued an out-of-cycle patch was in late October, when it fixed a flaw in Windows that hackers were already exploiting.
"Whether or not they will decide it warrants [out-of-cycle] and if it makes sense to issue instead of waiting, well, we will just have to wait and see," added Storms. "One thing is certain, this is getting a lot of attention at a time when Microsoft just released a bumper crop of client-side patches. They aren't scoring any points with Santa this December."
Last week, Microsoft released eight security updates that patched 28 vulnerabilities, 23 of them pegged "critical." Both numbers broke previous records that stretched back more than five years.
According to data from Web metrics vendor Net Applications Inc., IE is the most widely-used browser by far. In November, all versions of it collectively accounted for 69.8% of all browsers used.
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