JScript 5.6 Security Patch for Windows - Q814078
Posted by Daniel Fleshbourne on 19 March 2003 - 19:32 · 8 comments & 400 views
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#1 Posted by Jason on 19 Mar 2003 - 19:34
- Well, it is patch day
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#2 Posted by Alien Venom on 19 Mar 2003 - 19:42
- Oh my god. This language is so shitty. No one in their right mind uses this JScript crap. I think it's just a poor attempt to confuse people about what JavaScript is.
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#3 Posted by Avenger on 19 Mar 2003 - 20:32
- Anyone know the link to the Bulletin with the detailed information about this patch? There usually is one for most MS patches. Is it me or did the Comment posting box change configs?
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#4 Posted by Mr. Black on 19 Mar 2003 - 22:07
- Too many flavors of Java! LOL
What is JScript for anyways? A mini-language like VBScript? -
#4.1 Posted by Quick Reply on 20 Mar 2003 - 08:16
- [neoquote=#4.0 by Mr. Black]What is JScript for anyways? A mini-language like VBScript? [/neoquote] JScript == Javascript Just microsoft calling it a different thing (I think)
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#4.2 Posted by mrbester on 20 Mar 2003 - 10:06
- JScript != JavaScript For the most part they are pretty much the same, however, M$ decided to add extensions (and remove some core functionality) to make their own version. See Microsoft's (buggy, slow, platform dependent) JVM versus Sun's JVM. Same reasons ("we don't want to have someone else's proprietary system on our OS, so we'll hack it around a bit then trumpet it as the best thing") <-- close bracket. JavaScript was normally the preserve of Netscape browsers, then when IE "supported" it, it was M$'s own version. You can still reference it in a tag as type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript" etc. but on IE it's JScript that is really running...
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#5 Posted by Mysterio on 19 Mar 2003 - 22:24
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/?url=/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-008.asp
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#6 Posted by Alien Venom on 20 Mar 2003 - 09:52
- JScript is Microsoft's interpretation of JavaScript which is particularly used in Internet Explorer. It's similar to JavaScript, but lacks key components that make it NOTHING like JavaScript. In any event, this is not JavaScript, don't be fooled.
Pretty soon you'll see updates to J++ (Microsoft's interpretation of Java). Speaking of interpretations, Microsoft has one for just about everything. They seem to use their own RFCs in Internet Explorer!
File Name: js56nen.exe - Download Size: 361 KB - Date Published: 3/19/2003 - Version: 5.6
Overview
A flaw exists in the way by which the Windows Script Engine for JScript processes information. An attacker could exploit the vulnerability by constructing a web page that, when visited by the user, would execute code of the attacker’s choice with user privileges. The web page could be hosted on a web site, or sent directly to the user in email.
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