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    AO Security for Non-Geeks tonybradley's Avatar
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    Exclamation Internet Explorer Buffer Overrun

    Microsoft released Critical Security Bulletin MS03-020 today. It is a cumulative patch for Internet Explorer that addresses some "new" flaws:

    A buffer overrun vulnerability that occurs because Internet Explorer does not properly determine an object type returned from a web server. It could be possible for an attacker who exploited this vulnerability to run arbitrary code on a user's system. If a user visited an attacker’s website, it would be possible for the attacker to exploit this vulnerability without any other user action. An attacker could also craft an HTML email that attempted to exploit this vulnerability.
    A flaw that results because Internet Explorer does not implement an appropriate block on a file download dialog box. It could be possible for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability to run arbitrary code on a user's system. If a user simply visited an attacker’s website, it would be possible for the attacker to exploit this vulnerability without any other user action. An attacker could also craft an HTML email that attempted to exploit this vulnerability.
    If you are running Internet Explorer you should download the patch and apply it ASAP.

    Click here to download patch

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    Yippee!!! Another fun day of patching...

    Thanx for the heads up! At least this keeps me with a job...
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    Ahhh man, I just got finished approving the last round of Micro$oft patches. Looks like it's gonna be another long evening.

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