Description: Jeffrey van der Stad has reported a vulnerability in Internet Explorer, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified error when handling .HTA applications and allows execution of the .HTA application on the user's system without any user interaction when e.g. visiting a malicious web site.
The vulnerability has been reported in Internet Explorer 6.0. Other versions may also be affected.
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Internet Explorer 6 SP1 on Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, or Windows ME:
Patches are available via the Microsoft Update Web site or the Windows Update Web site.
Provided and/or discovered by: Jeffrey van der Stad
Changelog: 2006-03-28: Added CVE reference.
2006-04-11: Updated "Solution" section. Added link to Microsoft security bulletin.
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