Alert: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-040 - Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (889293)
From: Russ Cooper (Russ.Cooper_at_TRUSECURE.CA)
Date: 12/01/04
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Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2004 14:17:42 -0500 To: NTBUGTRAQ@LISTSERV.NTBUGTRAQ.COM
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-040:
Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (889293)
Bulletin URL:
<http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS04-040.mspx>
Version Number: 1.0
Issued Date: Wednesday, December 01, 2004
Impact of Vulnerability: Remote Code Execution
Maximum Severity Rating: Critical
Patch(es) Replaced: This update replaces the update that is included with Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-038. That update is also a cumulative update.
Caveats: Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 889293 documents the currently known issues that customers may experience when they install this security update. The article also documents recommended solutions for these issues. Important: This update may not include hotfixes that have been released since the release of MS04-004 or MS04-038. Customers who have received hotfixes from Microsoft or from their support providers since the release of MS04-004 or MS04-038 should not install this update. Instead customers should deploy update 889669. This update contains several functionality and security changes which are documented in the FAQ section for this update.
Tested Software:
Affected Software:
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* Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Service Pack 6a
* Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 6
* Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 and Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
* Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1
* Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Service Pack 1
* Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition (SE), and Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me) - Review the FAQ section of this bulletin for details about these operating systems.
Affected Components:
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* Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 on Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 3, on Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4, or on Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1:
<http://tinyurl.com/4y6rg>
* Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 on Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Service Pack 6a, on Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Terminal Service Edition Service Pack 6, on Microsoft Windows 98, on Microsoft Windows 98 SE, or on Microsoft Windows Me:
<http://tinyurl.com/4ucnh>
* Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP Service Pack 1 (64-Bit Edition):
<http://tinyurl.com/6mofj>
Technical Description:
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* HTML Elements Vulnerability - CAN-2004-1050: A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Internet Explorer that could allow remote code execution on an affected system. An attacker could exploit the vulnerability by constructing a malicious Web Page that could potentially allow remote code execution if a user visited a malicious Web site. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take complete control of an affected system.
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Cheers,
Russ - Senior Scientist - TruSecure Corporation/NTBugtraq Editor
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