These vulnerabilities have basically the same scope as the previous variants, although they are two separate flaws. This vulnerability can permit an attacker to run code on the user's computer. That code can then take any action on the computer that the user can take. For additional information about the previous vulnerability, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

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Internet Explorer 6

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Internet Explorer 6. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: The update for this problem is included in the "May 15, 2002, Cumulative Patch for Internet Explorer." For additional information about how to obtain this patch, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

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Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 2

The update for this problem is included in the "May 15, 2002, Cumulative Patch for Internet Explorer." For additional information about how to obtain this patch, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

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Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 1

The update for this problem is included in the "May 15, 2002, Cumulative Patch for Internet Explorer." For additional information about how to obtain this patch, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

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Internet Explorer 5.01 Service Pack 2 (on Microsoft Windows 2000 and Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 only)

This update is only for customers running Internet Explorer 5.01 Service Pack 2 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/267954) on Windows 2000 Service Pack 2 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/260910) or Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6a (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/152734). If you are running Internet Explorer 5.01 on any other version of Windows, upgrade to Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 2 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/276369) or later (http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/default.asp), and then apply this update.

The update for this problem is included in the "May 15, 2002, Cumulative Patch for Internet Explorer." For additional information about how to obtain this patch, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

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Internet Explorer 6

Microsoft has confirmed that this problem may cause a degree of security vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6. This problem was first corrected in Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1.

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Internet Explorer 5.5

Microsoft has confirmed that this problem may cause a degree of security vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5.

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Internet Explorer 5.01

Microsoft has confirmed that this problem may cause a degree of security vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01.

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For more information about this vulnerability, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

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