Article ID: 321780 - Last Review: February 28, 2007 - Revision: 2.7

A Patch Is Available for a Potential Security Vulnerability in the SharePoint Portal Server Client

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SYMPTOMS

A malicious Web site operator may be able to use a potential security vulnerability to write information to a SharePoint Portal Server 2001 client computer. Microsoft has released an update to the SharePoint Portal Server 2001 client that addresses this security vulnerability.

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RESOLUTION

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, submit a request to Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.

Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support (http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support)

Note The "Hotfix download available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language. The English version of this fix has the file attributes (or later) 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 tool in Control Panel.

   Date          Time    Version          Size      File name
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   23-APR-2002   22:53   10.145.4629.17   155,648   Pkmcore.dll

NOTE: Because of file dependencies, this update requires Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server 2001 To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server 2001. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

312963 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/312963/EN-US/ ) How to Obtain the Latest SharePoint Portal Server 2001 Service Pack

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