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Microsoft Security Bulletin MS02-015: Cumulative Patch For Internet Explorer
White Papers Two vulnerabilities, the most serious of which would allow script to run in the Local Computer Zone. This is a cumulative patch that includes the functionality of all previously released patches for IE 5.01, 5.5 and IE 6.
[April 28, 2004, 0:00]
IE Flaw May Be Not So Critical
News Microsoft's Security Bulletin MS03-04 includes a cumulative patch for several versions of Internet Explorer and addresses two new critical vulnerabilities. The cumulative patch and one of the new vulnerabilities apply to Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5...
[February 17, 2003, 7:57]
Win2K Bug Locks Users Out
News Installing Internet Explorer (IE) version 5.01 on Windows 2000 can permanently lock users out of the system, Microsoft has confirmed. To use the stronger encryption, Microsoft has offered an operating system patch, since the company sees Internet...
[March 22, 2000, 15:38]
MS Upgrades IE, Next-generation Windows
News Microsoft has posted for download from its Web site a minor update to Internet Explorer, and has released an updated beta of the next version of Consumer Windows, code-named Millennium. Microsoft made available Internet Explorer 5.01, which works...
[November 30, 1999, 9:45]
Microsoft Rolls Out IE 5.5 Browser
News Microsoft will post the first public beta of its next version of Internet Explorer browser on its Web site Friday so testers can experiment. Instead, it will include the currently available IE 5.01 version of Internet Explorer in Windows 2000.
[December 3, 1999, 9:09]
IE Security Hole Launches E-mail Attachments
News A security hole in Microsoft's Internet Explorer Web browser can cause the browser to automatically open e-mail attachments that could be used by an attacker to execute malicious code, the company has warned.
[April 2, 2001, 8:06]
Microsoft Patches 'critical' Outlook, IE Bugs
News Microsoft has warned customers that they should apply updates for both Internet Explorer and Outlook Express to fix critical security vulnerabilities that could let attackers run programs on a victim's PC.
[April 24, 2003, 7:39]
New Cumulative Microsoft Patch Fixes Two Critical Threats
News The other critical vulnerability addressed by MS02-015 is a flaw in the way Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6.0 handle cookies. Taken together, the other fixes are rated critical for Internet and intranet servers, as well as client systems.
[April 16, 2002, 17:03]
Microsoft Warns Of IE, Outlook Flaws
News The company said a glitch could allow hackers to pilfer information from computers running versions of its Internet Explorer Web browser. The Internet Explorer security hole affects versions 5.5 and 6 for Windows.
[December 6, 2002, 7:31]
Microsoft's February Security Bulletins
News Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-004, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer, replaces Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-054. MS06-004 is a cumulative browser patch that only applies to Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4, which is part of Windows...
[February 21, 2006, 13:30]
Millions Vulnerable To Microsoft Web Flaw
News A software bug in a common component of Microsoft Web servers and Internet Explorer could leave millions of servers and home PCs open to attack, security researchers said on Wednesday. Windows computers, except those running Windows XP, are also...
[November 21, 2002, 7:53]
Braid Virus Winds Its Way Through Email
News People who use Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 and 5.5 may find that their computers automatically become infected, because Braid uses an old flaw in Internet Explorer to automatically execute the attachment that carries it when the email message...
[November 5, 2002, 8:16]
Microsoft Temporarily Halts IE 5.5 Downloads
News Microsoft said Thursday it has temporarily halted downloads for its Internet Explorer 5.5 Web browser while it updates the accompanying service pack. As of Thursday afternoon, visitors to the IE 5.5 download site were greeted with the following...
[January 26, 2001, 8:39]
IE Trumps Firefox In Microsoft Safety Study
News Internet Explorer is more secure than Firefox, according to a senior Microsoft executive, who compared how many vulnerabilities were found in the two browsers — but critics say his study is flawed. Jeff Jones, security strategy director of...
[December 4, 2007, 7:58]
Microsoft Plugs 21 Security Holes
News They cover problems with Windows, Internet Explorer, Word, PowerPoint and Exchange Server. One is a cumulative update for the Internet Explorer component (MS06-021), affecting versions 5.01 and 6 of the Web browser.
[June 14, 2006, 9:55]
Microsoft Releases Second Monthly Patch
News The patches fix several flaws in Internet Explorer that could allow an attacker to compromise a person's PC by drawing the user to a Web site designed for that purpose or with an email, if the victim is using an unpatched version of Outlook 98 or...
[November 12, 2003, 8:25]
P3P: Big Backers, Slow Pickup
News The major force for implementation is Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0, which, in a nutshell, applies more pressure on Web sites using multiple domain names, rather than smaller sites with only one domain name," said Leizerov.
[June 11, 2002, 10:02]
Microsoft Ties Media Player To Windows XP
News Microsoft will require consumers who want to use the latest version of Windows Media Player to upgrade to the new Windows XP operating system -- a move that is reminiscent of the company's controversial decision to tie the Internet Explorer...
[April 25, 2001, 7:55]
Microsoft Plugs Qhosts Hole
News Microsoft releases a cumulative patch for Internet Explorer this weekend, plugging a security hole that had been used by Trojan horse program QHosts to compromise consumers' PCs. The patch -- the fortieth that Microsoft has issued this year...
[October 7, 2003, 9:05]
Code Leak Reveals Old IE Flaw
News Security researchers' perusal of Windows 2000 and NT 4 software code has uncovered a vulnerability in an older version of Internet Explorer. The vulnerability, which affects only Internet Explorer 5.01, could allow attackers to set up faux Web...
[February 18, 2004, 7:35]
