I just received this notice and thought it important to pass on. It is
from the Department of Energy Computer Incident Advisory Center.

Rae Cogar
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INFORMATION BULLETIN


                  Microsoft Internet Explorer Cumulative Patch
                     [Microsoft Security Bulletin MS02-005]



February 12, 2002 18:00 GMT                                       Number
M-041
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PROBLEM:       Six vulnerabilities have been found in Internet Explorer,
the
               most serious of which allows an intruder to remotely run
code
               on another users system.
PLATFORM:      Windows Platforms with Internet Explorer 5.01 SP2, 5.5
SP1 and
               SP2, or 6.0.
DAMAGE:        Depending on the vulnerability, an intruder can read or
execute
               files on a client system and possibly get remote access
to the
               system.
SOLUTION:      Apply the 11 February 2002 Cumulative Patch for Internet
               Explorer available on the Microsoft windowsupdate website.
______________________________________________________________________________
VULNERABILITY  The risk is HIGH. Remote users can run code on a clients
system
ASSESSMENT:    and possibly get user access on that system.
______________________________________________________________________________
LINKS:
 CIAC BULLETIN:      http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/m-041.shtml
 ORIGINAL
BULLETIN:

  http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/
 security/bulletin/MS02-005.asp

 PATCHES:            http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com

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