buffer patch-needed with firewall? help-did not post at first!
From: zu (zuzana@mindspring.com)
Date: 10/07/02
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From: "zu" <zuzana@mindspring.com> Date: Sun, 6 Oct 2002 18:01:19 -0700
>-----Original Message-----
>I just received a critical update notice from MS about a
>patch that resolves the "Unchecked buffer in HTML Help
can
>lead to code execution." Apparently, someone could use
>Active X controls to access my system. My question is, I
>have a firewall (Zone Alarm) which always alerts me to
>access requests. Do I still need to download/install
this
>patch? (FYI-I'm genrally leary of patches in all but
>worst-case scenarios)
>.
>
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