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 NEWSNew super patch for IE fixes six new flaws By Joris Evers August 23, 2002 4:33 am PT MICROSOFT LATE Thursday issued a cumulative patch for its Internet Explorer Web browser that also fixes six new vulnerabilities, the most serious of which could enable an attacker to take control over a user's system, Microsoft said.
Versions of Internet Explorer that are no longer supported could also be vulnerable, Microsoft noted. A cumulative patch is a patch that includes all previously released fixes for a software product. The six newly patched vulnerabilities exist in various parts of Internet Explorer and mainly put client systems at risk, but Microsoft deems the super patch "critical" for Internet and Intranet servers too. Three of the six new flaws enable an attacker to run code on a user's system, while other vulnerabilities could be exploited to read files on a user's computer, trick the user into downloading malicious code or run script on the user's system, Microsoft said. In addition to fixing the vulnerabilities, the patch package also permanently disables two vulnerable ActiveX controls, one linked to the MSN chat application and one to a feature for terminal services sessions, Microsoft said. ActiveX controls are small programs designed to perform a single task. Microsoft's security bulletin and the patch can be found at: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS02-047.asp Related articles New IE flaw enables remote PC attacks Microsoft offers fix for two IE security holes Microsoft battles old, new security holes with IE patch Joris Evers is an Amsterdam correspondent for the IDG News Service, an InfoWorld affiliate. SPONSORED WHITE PAPERS 
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