Microsoft KB Archive/928090

= MS07-016: Cumulative security update for Internet Explorer =

Article ID: 928090

Article Last Modified on 10/27/2007

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APPLIES TO

 Windows Internet Explorer 7 Windows Internet Explorer 7, when used with:  Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter x64 Edition

 Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard x64 Edition

 Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition

 Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2</li></ul>

 Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition</li></ul> </li> Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 Service Pack 1, when used with:  Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4</li></ul>

 Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition</li></ul>

 Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server</li></ul>

 Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server</li></ul> </li> Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0, when used with:  Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2</li></ul>

<ul> <li>Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition</li></ul>

<ul> <li>Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP1</li></ul>

<ul> <li>Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition (32-bit x86)</li></ul>

<ul> <li>Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition</li></ul>

<ul> <li>Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86)</li></ul>

<ul> <li>Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Web Edition</li></ul>

<ul> <li>Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition for Itanium-Based Systems</li></ul>

<ul> <li>Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition for Itanium-based Systems</li></ul>

<ul> <li>Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter x64 Edition</li></ul>

<ul> <li>Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition</li></ul>

<ul> <li>Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard x64 Edition</li></ul> </li> <li>Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 Service Pack 4, when used with: <ul> <li>Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4</li></ul>

<ul> <li>Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition</li></ul>

<ul> <li>Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server</li></ul>

<ul> <li>Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server</li></ul> </li></ul>

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Notice
The update that this article describes has been replaced by a newer update. To resolve this problem, install the most current cumulative security update for Internet Explorer. To install the most current updates, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com

For more technical information about the most current cumulative security update for Internet Explorer, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/current.aspx

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INTRODUCTION
Microsoft has released security bulletin MS07-016. The security bulletin contains all the relevant information about the security update. This information includes file manifest information and deployment options. To view the complete security bulletin, visit one of the following Microsoft Web sites: <ul> <li>Home users:

http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/update/bulletins/200702.mspx

Skip the details: Download the updates for your home computer or laptop from the Microsoft Update Web site now:

http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/

</li> <li>IT professionals:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms07-016.mspx

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Known issues with this security update
<ul> <li>ActiveX controls that prompt before they are loaded

Note This issue occurs on Web sites that do not use the recommended techniques. This issue is resolved by using the techniques that are described on the following Microsoft Web site:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms537508.aspx

When certain controls are loaded on a Web page, the controls are not correctly masked by the functionality of this update. These controls include controls that are used in Macromedia Shockwave Director, in QuickTime Player, and in Virtools Web Player. When Windows determines that a control is inactive, the system prompts the user before the control is loaded.</li> <li>Using monikers is no longer supported in Internet Explorer. For more information about this issue, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

906294 The use of monikers is no longer supported in Internet Explorer after installing the security updates provided by cumulative security update 910620 (MS06-004)

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Non-security-related fixes that are included in this security update
Individual updates may be installed, depending on the operating system and affected application versions. Please view the individual articles to determine your update status.

General distribution release (GDR) fixes
<ul> <li>

928089 The computer may respond very slowly as the Phishing Filter evaluates Web page contents in Internet Explorer 7

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926046 FIX: Error message when you run a script on a Web page after you apply security update MS06-042 on a Windows XP-based computer or on a Windows Server 2003-based computer: &quot;Permission denied&quot;

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927357 FIX: The configuration program for an application does not run and the RunOnceEx registry key is cleared when you restart a computer that is running Internet Explorer 7

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925683 FIX: In Internet Explorer 6, the OnChange event in a field does not occur when you change the &quot;ß&quot; character to &quot;ss&quot; characters, or when you change &quot;ss&quot; characters to the &quot;ß&quot; character

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928387 Internet Explorer 6 appears to stop responding after you click a link on a Web site

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925418 FIX: Error message when you run Internet Explorer 6 on a computer that is running Windows XP: &quot;Runtime Error&quot;

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928492 FIX: The authentication of the user name and of the password may fail when you try to log on to a Web site that uses Windows Live ID on a computer that is running Internet Explorer 6

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930228 A truncated or changed version of the original file name appears in the &quot;Save As&quot; dialog box in Windows Internet Explorer 7

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925973 FIX: The progress bar displays activity even after data is returned from the server when you submit a form to an iframe object in Internet Explorer 6

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924764 Internet Explorer 6 stops responding when you try to print a Web page or try to view a print preview of a Web page on a Windows XP Service Pack 2-based computer

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Hotfixes
Security update 928090 packages for Windows XP and for Windows Server 2003 include Internet Explorer hotfix files and general distribution release (GDR) files. If no existing Internet Explorer files are from the hotfix environment, security update 928090 will install the GDR files. Hotfixes are intended to correct only the problems that are described in the Microsoft Knowledge Base articles that are associated with the hotfixes. Apply hotfixes only to systems that are experiencing these specific problems. These hotfixes may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next service pack that contains these hotfixes. For more information about how to install the hotfixes that are included in security update 928090, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

897225 How to install hotfixes that are included in cumulative security updates for Internet Explorer

Note In addition to installing hotfix files, review the Microsoft Knowledge Base article that is associated with the specific hotfix that you have to install to determine the registry modification that is required to enable that specific hotfix.

For more information about how to determine whether your existing Internet Explorer files are from the hotfix or from the GDR environment, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824994 Description of the contents of Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Windows Server 2003 software update packages

Additional query words: update security_patch security_update security bug flaw vulnerability malicious attacker exploit registry unauthenticated buffer overrun overflow specially-formed scope specially-crafted denial of service DoS TSE WinNT Win2000

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbsecvulnerability kbqfe kbsecurity kbsecbulletin kbpubtypekc kbexpertisebeginner kbresolve KB928090

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