The patch, which is cumulative for other security bugs, can be applied to Internet Explorer 5.5 with Service Pack 2 installed and to IE 6. This could have the effect of allowing a website in one domain to access information in another, including...
With the release of Windows XP Service Pack 1, the first collection of bug and security fixes for the operating system, Microsoft put a lock on software installed with the stolen codes. Service Pack 1 would not install on pirated versions, but...
Moreover, the company is readying a major security update for Windows XP, known as Service Pack 2, which should be out later this summer. The flaw, in an ActiveX scripting component, gained notoriety last month when it became the mechanism used by...
Service Pack 2 promises to add better security to Windows XP's handling of network data, program memory, browsing activity and email messages, by changing the system's code and configuration. The flaw affects the latest version of Internet Explorer...
Depending on configuration, it could also be used against a computer with Windows XP with Service Pack 1 or Windows Server 2003, Microsoft said in its advisory. This security hole is also found in Windows 2000 and Windows XP SP1.
MessageLabs believes users running Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) are not at risk. The feature is part of Windows XP and 2000 and was exposed as being vulnerable at hacker conference ShmooCon on Saturday by vulnerability researcher Mark Loveless.