Microsoft KB Archive/279328

= Patch Available for &quot;Browser Print Template&quot; Vulnerability =

Article ID: 279328

Article Last Modified on 7/24/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01

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This article was previously published under Q279328



SUMMARY
Microsoft has released an update to Internet Explorer that addresses a potential security issue in which a Web-based program could invoke a custom print template without approval from the user.

Additional information about this issue is available from the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms00-093.mspx



MORE INFORMATION
Internet Explorer 5.5 includes a feature known as Print Templates, which provides the ability to customize how browser pages will look when they are previewed and printed. A vulnerability exists in the feature that would enable a Web-based program to invoke a custom print template without approval from the user. This poses a security hazard because print templates are, by design, trusted code and therefore able to execute ActiveX controls, even ones that are not marked as safe for scripting.

Patch Availability
Internet Explorer 5.5:

To install the patch, view the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/download/critical/279328.htm

Internet Explorer 5.01:

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Internet Explorer version 5.01. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

267954 How to Obtain the Latest Internet Explorer 5.01 Service Pack

For your convenience, the individual update is also available for download from the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/download/critical/279328.htm

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01. This problem was first corrected in Internet Explorer version 5.01 Service Pack 2.

Q279328.exe File Attributes:

Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 1:

Date       Time        Version           Size         File name --- 11-13-00   2:06pm      5.50.4611.1300    2,681        Mshtml.dll 11-13-00   12:49pm     5.50.4611.1300    399          Mshtmled.dll 11-13-00   2:07pm      5.50.4611.1300    1,120        Shdocvw.dll

Internet Explorer 5.5:

Date       Time        Version           Size         File name -- 07-28-00   3:16pm      5.50.4207.2600    109          Asctrls.ocx

Internet Explorer 5.01 Service Pack 1:

Date       Time        Version           Size         File name -- 11-13-00   2:35pm      5.00.3211.1700    2,298        Mshtml.dll 11-03-00   3:22pm      5.00.3211.300     1,078        Shdocvw.dll

For additional information about other issues that are addressed by this update, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

279330 Patch Available for New Variant of the Frame Domain Verification Vulnerability

279329 Patch Available for File Upload Via Form Vulnerability

279881 Patch Available for New Variant of Scriptlet Rendering Vulnerability

Additional query words: security_patch problem update fix mshtml dll shdocvw asctrls ocx mshtmled

Keywords: kbbug kbenv kbfile kbfix kbie501presp2fix kbie550presp2fix kbprint KB279328

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