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Home > Products and services > CSIRTUK advisories > Advisories archive > March 2006 > Microsoft Security Advisory Notification: 917077 - Vulnerability in the way HTML Objects Handle Unexpected Method Calls

March 2006

Microsoft Security Advisory Notification: 917077 - Vulnerability in the way HTML Objects Handle Unexpected Method Calls

ID: 00238
Ref: 237/2006
Date: 27 March 2006:13:45:38
Version: 1

Title: Microsoft Security Advisory Notification: 917077 - Vulnerability in the way HTML Objects Handle Unexpected Method Calls
Abstract: Advisory updated with information on limited attacks.
Vendors affected: Microsoft
Operating systems affected: Microsoft
Applications affected: Microsoft

Title
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Microsoft Security Advisory Notification: 917077 - Vulnerability in the way HTML
Objects Handle Unexpected Method Calls

Detail
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Advisory updated with information on limited attacks.


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Title: Microsoft Security Advisory Notification
Issued: March 24, 2006
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Security Advisories Updated or Released Today
==============================================

* Security Advisory (917077)

- Title: Vulnerability in the way HTML Objects Handle
Unexpected Method Calls Could Allow Remote
Code Execution

- Web site: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=63915


- Reason For Update: Advisory updated with information on
limited attacks.


Support:
========
Technical support resources can be found at:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=21131

International customers can get support from their local Microsoft
subsidiaries. Phone numbers for international support can be found
at: http://support.microsoft.com/common/international.aspx

Additional Resources:
=====================
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