October 2003, Cumulative Patch for Internet Explorer 6 SP1

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Security issues identified in Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) could allow an attacker to compromise systems with IE installed (even if IE is not used as the Web browser). For example, an attacker could run programs on a computer used to view the attacker's Web site. Download this update from Microsoft to help protect your computer. After installation, you may have to restart your computer.

Download: All versions except Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 for Windows Server 2003

Download: Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 for Windows Server 2003

View: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-040

Features

* Open component architecture allowing third-party developers to extend functionality of the player
* Audio formats supported "out-of-the-box": WAV, AIFF, VOC, AU, SND, Ogg Vorbis, MPC, MP2, MP3
* Audio formats supported through official addons: MPEG-4 AAC, FLAC, OggFLAC, Monkey's Audio,
WavPack, Speex, CDDA, TFMX, SPC, various MOD types; extraction on-the-fly from RAR & ZIP archives
* Full Unicode support on Windows NT
* ReplayGain support
* Low memory footprint, efficient handling of really large playlists
* Advanced file info processing capabilities (generic file info box and masstagger)
* Highly customizable playlist display
* Customizable keyboard shortcuts
* Most of standard components are opensourced under BSD license (source included with the SDK)

Changelog for fb2k v0.7.1 :

- added option to write log file in console
- fixed 0.7 problem with mpglib and some intensity stereo files
- DDE support (introduced in early 0.7) now optional / disabled by default (reduced "memory usage" shortly after startup)
- added option to update playlist with time display / VBR bitrate / dynamic HTTP titles / etc
- new and improved masstagger
- new smarter/faster playlist search
- added 7zip unpacker (kode54)
- added new DirectSound output with fades on seek/pause/stop

(2 replies) #1 ripgut on 04 Oct 2003 - 07:35

And yet another patch

#1.1 OptiPlex on 04 Oct 2003 - 19:29

Oh yea, other browsers don't have security flaws

#1.2 mipra on 17 Nov 2003 - 08:57

Dont you just love them? MS has done pretty good job at this things

#2 Fubar on 04 Oct 2003 - 08:05

And yet another reason why i use Opera

(1 reply) #3 DsnBehind on 04 Oct 2003 - 09:29

And yet another example of how Microsoft can't do anything right.

"Why don't they patch their **** software?"
"Why so many patches?"

#3.1 napalmmatt on 04 Oct 2003 - 10:37

I donno but this damn red ! in redhat is driving me crazy

(1 reply) #4 MitchShrader on 04 Oct 2003 - 11:20

lunix developers should be sittin in a bathtub of coffee coding like fiends.. if they aren't, they're missing a golden opportunity. MS has pooched seriously this Q, and they're gonna use it as leverage to push everyone over to DRM enabled 'trusted' computing. Why doesn't that make me feel all warm & fuzzy? gacko, more hype (expected by me) from the emperor of hype..

#4.1 KCKitsune on 05 Oct 2003 - 11:03

Linux coders are working like crazy. They're getting Kernel 2.6 up and running. Right now they're on test version 6. I HOPE that they get it out by Christmas.

#5 DaveMode on 04 Oct 2003 - 15:41

I don't know about you guys.. but every time I see a Microsoft security patch for IE released.. I feel nervous about using other browsers, etc. Am I supposed to believe that Opera and Firebird were coded 100% secure from the get go?

#6 rseiler on 04 Oct 2003 - 16:03

What?

All other browsers are updated constantly too. They just get new version numbers.

(4 replies) #7 xStainDx on 04 Oct 2003 - 16:10

You People Bitch When They don't patch their software..

And..

Your People Bitch When They Do patch their software.

If you people all think your so damn perfect. Go Work for Microsoft and tackle through milllions of lines of code and find all their security bugs and go fix them if you think you're so damn good.

If you don't know 1 inkling of what you're talking about just don't say anything at all.

#7.1 Crackler on 04 Oct 2003 - 17:14

Amen.

#7.2 DsnBehind on 05 Oct 2003 - 11:57

Well said. Three cheers.

#7.3 MegaManXcalibur on 05 Oct 2003 - 19:40

Thank you! I was about to post that myself.

#7.4 mipra on 17 Nov 2003 - 08:58

(3 replies) #8 Ely on 04 Oct 2003 - 19:41

Stupid retarded people who always complain, they don't realize that IE is the MOST WIDELY used browser on the internet, reason more than enough to be hit by hackers and to be exposed to a irrational level of scrutiny by millions and millions of computer freaks world wide.
Opera, Netscape, Mozilla, Firebird with all of their users combined don't get to half of all the people who use IE, then of course more problems will be discovered on the most popular browser on the net.

#8.1 memodude on 04 Oct 2003 - 23:11

Well said. The reason IE has so many patches, and Windows as a whole, is because it's the most used OS on the planet. Duh.

And before Microsoft-haters say otherwise, Linux has more patches than Windows. I get an RHN Errata Alert pretty much every day (I have a Linux sys for playing with that I practically never use). Microsoft software doesn't have near that many problems, even though it seems like so many patches.

#8.2 Techo on 04 Oct 2003 - 23:52

Right on. I think most people forget that fact. As with IE the same stands with the Windows OS, it would'nt much different for MacOS or Linux if they where as widely used, which makes them a bigger target for hackers. Also, the more a product is used the more likely a bug will be found.

#8.3 Sushubh on 05 Oct 2003 - 15:07

good enough reason for me not to use IE. anywayz, its not possible that no one there is trying to find security bugs in opera etc...

#9 Coolme on 06 Oct 2003 - 00:14

Is it just me or are they patches bigger now? (2 megabytes)

(1 reply) #10 Foo Fighter on 06 Oct 2003 - 16:12

Well, if you are tired of IE security issues, you could switch to an alternative browser like Mozilla, Firebird, or Opera.

#10.1 BeRtJeKnOrR on 06 Oct 2003 - 18:10

Security issues identified in Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) could allow an attacker to compromise systems with IE installed (even if IE is not used as the Web browser).

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