> Patch Available for "Javascript Redirect" Vulnerability > Originally Posted: October 18, 1999 > Re-released: November 17, 1999 > > Summary > ======= > On October 18, 1999, Microsoft released the original version of this > bulletin, in order to advise customers of a workaround for a vulnerability > in Microsoft(r) Internet Explorer. The vulnerability could allow a > malicious web site operator to read files on the computer of a user who > visited the site, under certain circumstances. Microsoft has completed a > patch that completely eliminates the vulnerability, and has re-released > this bulletin in order to advise customers of its availability. Egads, a month for a patch? Who are they kidding? Note that IE 5.01 is also out, and probably already contains this patch.
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