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- Important update for Windows - Oxygen3 24h-365d, by Panda Software ( http://www.pandasoftware.com )
Madrid, April 10 2003 - Microsoft has released a patch to fix a serious vulnerability in Virtual Machine, the module that supports Java programs in Windows 95, 98, 98SE, Millennium, NT 4.0, 2000 and XP.
The problem stems from a flaw in "ByteCode Verifier", the VM process for validating Java code to make sure it meets certain security criteria and does not contain dangerous code sections.
The vulnerability could allow an attacker to construct a Java applet with malicious instructions, which could be executed with the same privileges as the user of the machine under attack. The malicious Java applet could be in a web page, executed whenever the web page is visited, or send directly to the victim's inbox in an e-mail.
All versions of Virtual Machine up to and including 3809 are affected by the vulnerability. To check which version is installed on a computer, follow the instructions provided by Microsoft in the FAQ section of their security bulletin*. If the version is vulnerable to this flaw, the version 3810 which is not affected, should be installed.
(*)More details on the vulnerability and the patch are also available from Microsoft's security bulletin at:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/securi ... 03-011.asp
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Note : I am getting a little bit tired of all this patches and fixes
Gregor
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