Internet Explorer 6 VBScript Handling Vulnerability Patch MS02-009

Publisher's description of Internet Explorer 6 VBScript Handling Vulnerability Patch

This vulnerability exists because VBScript that is created dynamically in Internet Explorer can result in the script being assigned invalid permissions, which gives the script the ability to read your local files, if the path to the file is known. This update prevents a malicious user from running VBScript in an unauthorized Web site to read the contents of files on your computer.

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  Internet Explorer 6 VBScript Handling Vulnerability Patch

  Works fine with XP

  by: on 29-Jul-2002 10:36:58 PM

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  Internet Explorer 6 VBScript Handling Vulnerability Patch

  Hey Thomas IT IS XP COMPATABLE!

  by: on 25-Jun-2002 10:08:48 AM

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  Internet Explorer 6 VBScript Handling Vulnerability Patch

  Not Compatable with XP

  by: on 08-Jun-2002 07:53:55 AM

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  Internet Explorer 6 VBScript Handling Vulnerability Patch

  Not XP compatable

  by: on 03-Jun-2002 05:56:09 PM

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  Internet Explorer 6 VBScript Handling Vulnerability Patch

  not necessary but nice

  by: on 24-May-2002 12:44:38 AM

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