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September 20th, 2002, 02:29 AM
#1
Junior Member
MS Java Virtual Machine Patch released
the advisory
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sec...n/MS02-052.asp
the article
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105-958547.html
MS warns of "critical" Java VM flaws
"(The flaws) could enable an attacker to gain complete control over a user’s system," stated the advisory. "This would enable the attacker to perform any operation that the user could, such as running applications; communicating with web sites; (and) adding, deleting or changing data
An attacker could exploit the flaws by getting the victim to view a certain Web site with the code embedded in page. HTML e-mail could also be a danger,
Of course thats old news on the security forums
Why Im pissed
The patch is ONLY available from Windows Update (via automatic update) which I have disabled
for as to why
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/26698.html
"Win2k SP3, the 'snooper' licence, and the workaround"
since automatic update would be more accurately described as "automatic update and install"
since it will not allow you to save to disk, does anyone know of a way for me to pull it off my parallel install (which still has automatic update) and install it on my primary OS? Its sitting in the temp folder, but I dont know how to install it.
Or does anyone have a link to a manual download?
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September 20th, 2002, 04:51 AM
#2
Junior Member
The patch is not only available from automatic update. You can download only the VM patch from the windows update site. http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com
Where\'s the booze? -- Harry Dunne Dumb and Dumber
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September 20th, 2002, 03:51 PM
#3
Junior Member
If you disable Automatic Update in Windows 2000 SP3, then Windows Update is unavailable
(that is where automatic update takes you anyway) youll get
Access Denied
"Network Policy settings prevent you from using
Windows Upsdate to download and install updates on your compiuter"
as of yet Ive found no manual download that is accessable or that can be saved to disk
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September 20th, 2002, 05:04 PM
#4
You don't need windowsupdate. Windowsupdate just makes it a little faster/easier to install the fixes.
Brief search through support.microsoft.com:
turns up: http://support.microsoft.com/default...;en-us;Q260910
Describes SP3
To get sp3, go here
Neb
There is only one constant, one universal, it is the only real truth: causality. Action. Reaction. Cause and effect...There is no escape from it, we are forever slaves to it. Our only hope, our only peace is to understand it, to understand the 'why'. 'Why' is what separates us from them, you from me. 'Why' is the only real social power, without it you are powerless.
(Merovingian - Matrix Reloaded)
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September 20th, 2002, 08:20 PM
#5
Microsoft...Java. Does no one else see the oxymoron inherant in that?
\"I may not agree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.\"
Sir Winston Churchill.
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