IE EMBED Fix

From: Aleph One (aleph1at_private)
Date: Mon Apr 06 1998 - 11:06:51 PDT

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    http://www.microsoft.com/ie/security/embed.htm
    
    
       Fix available for Embed issue
       This page last updated on March 31, 1998
    
       Microsoft has posted a fix to protect Internet Explorer users against
       a potential problem known as the "Embed" issue. You can read more
       about the problem below, but first let's give you the fix.
    
       About the potential problem
       A malicious Web page could cause Internet Explorer 4.0 to crash
       through an exploit with the "EMBED" tag. It's difficult, but possible,
       for the page to then run code in memory on that machine.
    
       Whose computer is at risk?
       The yellow box above tells you if your computer could be affected by
       the Embed issue. To see about other systems or versions of Internet
       Explorer, check the list below:
         * Internet Explorer for Windows 95 and Windows NT:
              + Internet Explorer 4.01 for Windows 95: At risk. [9]Download
                the 4.01 for Windows 95 fix now.
              + Internet Explorer 4.0 for Windows 95: At risk. [10]Download
                the 4.0 for Windows 95 fix now.
              + Internet Explorer 4.01 for Windows NT: At risk. [11]Download
                the 4.01 for Windows NT fix now.
              + Internet Explorer 4.0 for Windows NT: At risk. [12]Download
                the 4.0 for Windows NT fix now.
              + Internet Explorer 3.0/3.02 for Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0:
                Not at risk.
         * Internet Explorer for Windows 3.1 and Windows NT 3.51:
              + Internet Explorer 4.0 for Windows 3.1, Windows NT 3.51, and
                Windows for Workgroups: Not at risk.
              + Internet Explorer 3.0/3.02 for Windows 3.1, Windows NT 3.51,
                and Windows for Workgroups: Not at risk.
         * Internet Explorer for Macintosh:
              + Internet Explorer 4.0/4.0a for Macintosh: At risk. Fix
                available soon. Return to this page for updates.
              + Internet Explorer 3.0/3.01 for Macintosh: At risk. Fix
                available soon. Return to this page for updates.
         * Internet Explorer 4.0 for Unix: At risk. [13]Download the fix now.
    
       (Language availability: The patches will be available in several
       languages. Please continue to check this page and click the links
       above to see if your language version is available.)
    
       There have been no reports of any customer being affected by this bug.
    
       The fix above will protect your computer from the Embed issue only.
       For fixes to earlier issues, [14]see our Issues page.
    
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       Last Updated: Tuesday, March 31, 1998
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    References
    
       1. http://www.microsoft.com/ie/security/main.htm
       2. http://www.microsoft.com/ie/ie40/features/ie-security.htm
       3. http://www.microsoft.com/ie/security/ie4security.htm
       4. http://www.microsoft.com/ie/press/
       5. http://www.microsoft.com/ie/partners/
       6. http://www.microsoft.com/ie/homeuser/
       7. http://www.microsoft.com/ie/corp/
       8. http://www.microsoft.com/ie/authors/
       9. http://www.microsoft.com/msdownload/ieplatform/IE4embed/ie401win95_em.asp
      10. http://www.microsoft.com/msdownload/ieplatform/IE4embed/ie4win95_em.asp
      11. http://www.microsoft.com/msdownload/ieplatform/IE4embed/ie401winNT_em.asp
      12. http://www.microsoft.com/msdownload/ieplatform/IE4embed/ie4winNT_em.asp
      13. http://www.microsoft.com/msdownload/ieplatform/IE4embed/ie401unix_em.asp
      14. http://www.microsoft.com/ie/security/issues.htm
      15. http://www.microsoft.com/ie/security/embed.htm#top
      16. http://www.microsoft.com/misc/cpyright.htm
    



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