Article ID: 911064
Article Last Modified on 10/11/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0, when used with:
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard x64 Edition
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter x64 Edition
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
SYMPTOMS
In the 64-bit edition of Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, an access violation may occur when you load an ActiveX control that allocates more than 4 gigabytes (GB) of memory.
This problem occurs on Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64-based computers and on Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Service Pack 2 (SP2)-based computers.
CAUSE
This problem occurs because of an integer overflow condition in the Mshtml.dll file when Internet Explorer parses a Web page.
RESOLUTION
Service pack information
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows Server 2003. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
889100 How to obtain the latest service pack for Windows Server 2003
Hotfix information
Prerequisites
No prerequisites are required.
Restart requirement
You must restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.
Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.
File information
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.
| File name | File version | File size | Date | Time | Platform | Service branch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dxtrans.dll | 6.3.3790.2663 | 332,288 | 18-Mar-2006 | 05:02 | x64 | Not Applicable |
| Mshtml.dll | 6.0.3790.2663 | 5,988,352 | 18-Mar-2006 | 05:02 | x64 | Not Applicable |
| Wdxtrans.dll | 6.3.3790.2663 | 212,480 | 18-Mar-2006 | 05:02 | x86 | WOW |
| Wmshtml.dll | 6.0.3790.2663 | 3,151,872 | 18-Mar-2006 | 05:02 | x86 | WOW |
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section. This problem was first corrected in Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2.
REFERENCES
This issue is also fixed in the MS06-013: Cumulative security update for Internet Explorer. For more information about the MS06-013: Cumulative security update for Internet Explorer, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
912812 MS06-013: Cumulative security update for Internet Explorer
Additional query words: 4GB x64 mshtml.dll integer overflow
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