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  1. February 3rd, 2004, 06:11 AM #1
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    Exclamation IE 6, 5.5, 5.01 Cumulative Security Update

    Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-004

    http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sec...asp?frame=true

    Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (832894)

    Issued: February 2, 2004
    Version: 1.0

    Summary
    • Who should read this document: Customers who are using Microsoft® Internet Explorer

      Impact of vulnerability: Remote Code Execution

      Maximum Severity Rating: Critical

      Recommendation: Systems administrators should apply the security update immediately.

      Security Update Replacement: This update replaces the one that is provided in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-048, which is itself a cumulative update.

      Caveats: None
    Technical Details

    This is a cumulative update that includes the functionality of all the previously-released updates for Internet Explorer 5.01, Internet Explorer 5.5, and Internet Explorer 6.0. Additionally, it eliminates the following three newly-discovered vulnerabilities:
    • A vulnerability that involves the cross-domain security model of Internet Explorer. ...
    • A vulnerability that involves performing a drag-and-drop operation with function pointers during dynamic HTML (DHTML) events in Internet Explorer. ...
    • A vulnerability that involves the incorrect parsing of URLs that contain special characters. ... For example, an attacker could create a link that once clicked on by a user would display http://www.tailspintoys.com in the address bar, but actually contained content from another Web Site, such as http://www.wingtiptoys.com. ...
    Tested Microsoft Windows and Office Components:

    Affected Components:
    More, much more ...

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  2. February 3rd, 2004, 09:21 AM #2
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    Thanks for the Info.
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  3. February 3rd, 2004, 12:24 PM #3
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    Thank you for that update. A Jack Daniels has your name on it in the bar. You just have to figure out where the bar is. JC
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  4. February 3rd, 2004, 12:57 PM #4
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    Please go here for further discussion and what this patch means for future support on Windows Update for Win98
    http://discussions.virtualdr.com/sho...708#post766708
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