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MS09-032 - Critical: Cumulative Security Update of ActiveX Kill Bits (973346) - Version:1.1

Posted on 16 July 2009

There is an newer version: MS09-032 - Version: 1.2

Critical

Severity Rating: Critical - Revision Note: V1.1 (July 15, 2009): Clarified a FAQ about the workaround from Microsoft Security Advisory 972890, added a FAQ about Microsoft Security Advisory 973472, and added a FAQ about the kill bits contained in this bulletinSummary: This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability that is currently being exploited. The vulnerability in Microsoft Video ActiveX Control could allow remote code execution if a user views a specially crafted Web page with Internet Explorer, instantiating the ActiveX control. This ActiveX control was never intended to be instantiated in Internet Explorer. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.

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• MS09-032 - Version: 1.0
• MS09-032 - Version: 1.1
• MS09-032 - Version: 1.2

 

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