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Patch: Cumulative Patch for IE

Steven Parker CEO - Neowin.net Neowin @aSteveParker · Nov 15, 2001 08:34 EST with -1 comments

Thanks configure for sending this in, This update resolves the "Cookie Data in IE Can Be Exposed or Altered Through Script Injection" security vulnerability in Internet Explorer 6.0, and is discussed in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS01-055. Download now to prevent a malicious user from reading the contents of cookies on your machine, which might contain personal information, or even altering the contents of the cookies on your machine, by hosting a Web page with a maliciously crafted URL. This URL can be hosted on a Web page or contained in an HTML e-mail.

For more information on this issue, read Microsoft Security Bulletin MS01-055.

This update applies to: Internet Explorer 6.0 & Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 2

Download: Update for Internet Explorer 6.0 (English)