US-CERT Warns of Serious Hole In ActiveX Control From Iconics 87
Trailrunner7 writes "The US's Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) issued a warning (PDF) to critical infrastructure firms on Wednesday about a serious security hole in products from Massachusetts firm Iconics that could leave critical systems vulnerable to remote attacks. US companies in the electricity, oil and gas, manufacturing and water treatment sectors have been warned about a flaw in an ActiveX control used in two products by Iconics. The software, Genesis32 and BizViz, are Human-Machine Interface (HMI) products that provide a graphical user interface to various types of industrial control systems. The software can control industrial systems used for a variety of purposes including manufacturing, building automation, oil and gas, water and waste water treatment, among other applications."
Re:Really? (Score:5, Funny)
I read that and immediately thought what fucking idiots would use ActiveX for anything so fucking important. And then I thought fucking hell a bit more.
Re:ActiveX ? I heard you were dead. (Score:5, Funny)
Re:ActiveX ? I heard you were dead. (Score:4, Funny)
Hell, I used to embed Active-X controls in Excel docs, mixed up with a good bit of VB. My way of paying back that employer for sub-par wages ;)
Hell, Active-X alone would be a reasonable payback for lousy wages. I'd only use VB if they kicked my dog. You're a hard, cruel and nasty man.