- Patch for Microsoft chat applications -

Andr0m3da

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-- Microsoft has warned -at
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS02-022.asp- of a
security problem in MSN Chat Control (*), which ships with MSN Messenger and
Exchange Instant Messenger.

This vulnerability could lead to a buffer overflow, which could allow code
to be run in the user context on the affected machine. The attacker could
exploit this vulnerability from a malicious website or from a specially
crafted html mail. However, according to Microsoft, Outlook 98 and Outlook
2000 with the Outlook Email Security Update, Outlook 2002, and Outlook
Express 6.0 can block the HTML mail attack because of default security
settings.

To fix the vulnerability, Microsoft has released a patch which can be
downloaded from:
http://www.microsoft.com/Downloads/Release.asp?ReleaseID=38790

The company also offers updated versions of the affected software which can
be downloaded from the following addresses.

-For MSN Chat: http://chat.msn.com

-For MSN Messenger:
http://messenger.msn.com/download/download.asp?client=1&update=1

- For Exchange Instant Messenger:
http://www.microsoft.com/Exchange/downloads/2000/IMclient.asp

(*) The MSN Chat control allows groups of users to meet in a virtual
location and communicate via text messages. It can be downloaded as a single
ActiveX control from numerous MSN sites and also ships with MSN Messenger
version 4.5 and later and with Exchange Instant Messenger, adding chat
functions to these applications.
 
ja por causa das cocegas nao uso nada dessas merd*s MSN Chat (MSN Messenger and
Exchange Instant Messenger.) Alias só de ouvir falar desses programas ate me dá arrepios.

PS: Nao achas ke devias ter postado isto noutro sitio? (software e O.S.?)
 
epah de facto tens razao, ando meio taralhoco,faz de conta que este topico é apenas novidades (falta-lhe o hardware).

Mas ja agora queria pedir ao moderador de serviço para mudar isto de sitio, e estasn oticias vou tentar passar a postar no forum de software.
:)
 
Originally posted by Andr0m3da
epah de facto tens razao, ando meio taralhoco,faz de conta que este topico é apenas novidades (falta-lhe o hardware).

Mas ja agora queria pedir ao moderador de serviço para mudar isto de sitio, e estasn oticias vou tentar passar a postar no forum de software.
:)

Epa disse akilo naquela... E isso de andar "tardalhoco" (não sei se será o teu caso) talvez seja das keimas das fitas (a de Coimbra tá a rebentar a escala!)

have Phun!
 
epah tou triste agora mandaram-me pregar pra outra freguesia ;) hehehe

Pretender: eu tenho andado direitinho, tou a espera de sabado no IST com Guano Apes ;)
 
messenger, o que é isso?!?!? são aquelas coisas que ficam a ocupar recursos e que são boas portadoras de falhas de segurança? :D


pois isso não é para mim, nem outlook uso, é web mail e tá a andar sempre é mais seguro do que descarregar attachements para o disco
 
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