Article ID: 906267 - Last Review: December 3, 2007 - Revision: 1.6

A COM object (Msdds.dll) could cause Internet Explorer to unexpectedly quit

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The Msdds.dll COM object could cause Microsoft Internet Explorer to unexpectedly quit. We are investigating a public report of a vulnerability that affects Internet Explorer. We are not aware of any attack where a malicious user has tried to use the reported vulnerability. We are not aware of any customer affect at this point.

We have released a Microsoft Security Advisory about this issue for IT professionals. The security advisory contains additional security-related information about this issue. To view the security advisory, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/906267.mspx (http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/906267.mspx)
APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 Service Pack 1
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition (32-bit x86)
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter x64 Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition for Itanium-Based Systems
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (32-bit x86)
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition for Itanium-based Systems
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86)
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard x64 Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Web Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 Premium Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1, when used with:
    • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Web Edition
    • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86)
    • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition (32-bit x86)
    • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (32-bit x86)
    • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition for Itanium-based Systems
    • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition for Itanium-Based Systems
  • Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1, when used with:
    • Microsoft Windows XP Professional
    • Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
  • Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, when used with:
    • Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
    • Microsoft Windows XP Professional
  • Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
  • Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
  • Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
  • Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
  • Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
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