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                                  CERT-Renater

                       Note d'Information No. 2004/VULN525
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DATE                      : 02/12/2004

HARDWARE PLATFORM(S)      : /

OPERATING SYSTEM(S)       : Systems running Internet Explorer 6.

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MS04-040

Title:  Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (889293)

Affected Software:
  - 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.

Non-Affected Software:
  - Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2
  - Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Version 2003
  - Microsoft Windows Server 2003
  - Microsoft Windows Server 2003 64-Bit Edition

Affected Components:
  - 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
  - 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
  - Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP Service Pack 1 (64-Bit Edition)

Non-Affected Components:
  - Internet Explorer 5.01 Service Pack 3 on Windows 2000 SP3
  - Internet Explorer 5.01 Service Pack 4 on Windows 2000 SP4
  - Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 2 on Microsoft Windows Me
  - Internet Explorer 6 for Windows Server 2003
  - Internet Explorer 6 for Windows Server 2003 64-Bit Edition and
Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Version 2003
  - Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP Service Pack 2

Impact of Vulnerability: Remote Code Execution

Maximum Severity Rating:  Critical

Security Update Replacement: 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.

Restart required: You must restart your system after you install this
security update. You do not have to use an administrator logon after
the computer restarts for any version of this update.

Update can be uninstalled: Yes

More information on this vulnerability is available at:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS04-040.mspx

If you have any questions regarding the security updates or its
implementation after reading the above listed bulletin you should
contact Product Support Services in the United States at
1-866-PCSafety (1-866-727-2338).  International customers should
contact their local subsidiary at the number located at
http://support.microsoft.com/security

Thank you,
Microsoft PSS Security Team

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