Microsoft warns of critical IE flaws

Dom · Aug 21, 2003, 09:07 PM

The software giant released a cumulative patch for Internet Explorer that fixes several vulnerabilities previously disclosed by the company, and it re-released an advisory for Microsoft's SQL Server software, warning that a flaw in that program actually affects most Windows users.

Users who don't patch their systems could leave the computers open to attack through a fake Web page or an HTML e-mail that contains the specific exploit code, said Stephen Toulouse, security program manager for Microsoft's security response center.

"The Internet Explorer bulletin is rated as 'critical' across all platforms except Windows 2003," Toulouse said. A critical rating is the highest grade that Microsoft assigns to its alerts. The flaws were rated 'moderate'--the second-lowest grade--for Windows 2003, the latest version of the operating system.

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RIV@NVX · Aug 22, 2003, 10:27 AM

IE sucks anyway, use Mozilla and don't bother about Patch 1678 which fixes the security issue 5876

Aug 21, 2003, 09:07 PM	#1
Dom DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 12,940 Rep Power: 0	Microsoft warns of critical IE flaws The software giant released a cumulative patch for Internet Explorer that fixes several vulnerabilities previously disclosed by the company, and it re-released an advisory for Microsoft's SQL Server software, warning that a flaw in that program actually affects most Windows users. Users who don't patch their systems could leave the computers open to attack through a fake Web page or an HTML e-mail that contains the specific exploit code, said Stephen Toulouse, security program manager for Microsoft's security response center. "The Internet Explorer bulletin is rated as 'critical' across all platforms except Windows 2003," Toulouse said. A critical rating is the highest grade that Microsoft assigns to its alerts. The flaws were rated 'moderate'--the second-lowest grade--for Windows 2003, the latest version of the operating system. Read More...

Aug 22, 2003, 10:27 AM	#2
RIV@NVX Freedom is a feature. Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Croatia, Rijeka Posts: 4,476 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	IE sucks anyway, use Mozilla and don't bother about Patch 1678 which fixes the security issue 5876 __________________ -- Vedran