Patch Available "Virtual Machine Verifier" Vulnerability

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              AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
                             
           ESB-1999.162 -- Microsoft Security Bulletin (MS99-045)
          Patch Available "Virtual Machine Verifier" Vulnerability
                               25 October 1999

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Microsoft Corporation has released the following security bulletin
concerning a vulnerability in the Microsoft virtual machine which is used
to run Java applets.

Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 and 5.0 are affected by this vulnerability.

This vulnerability may allow a maliciously crafted Java applet to execute
arbitrary code on the client machine.

Microsoft have issued a patch which corrects this vulnerability:

       http://www.microsoft.com/security/bulletins/MS99-045.asp

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As AusCERT did not write the document referenced above, AusCERT has
had no control over its content.  The decision to use any or all
of this information is the responsibility of each user or organisation,
and should be done so in accordance with site policies and procedures.

If you have any questions or need further information, please contact 
Microsoft Corporation directly.

Previous advisories and external security bulletins can be retrieved from:

	http://www.auscert.org.au/Information/advisories.html

If you believe that your system has been compromised, contact AusCERT or
your representative in FIRST (Forum of Incident Response and Security
Teams).

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