Re: KB918899 (MS06-042) Known Issues section updated today (15 Aug)

I've been checking Windows Update and Microsoft Security Bulletin
MS06-042
Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (918899) since
yesterday to see if a new version of 918899 was released. Instead, it
seems as if Microsoft has decided not to release the new version at
this time due to continuing problems. Am I interpretting things
correctly?

Vickie


Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-042
Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (918899)



PA Bear wrote:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=918899 was updated again today (22
Aug-06):

<QP>
Known Issues

On August 15, 2006, Microsoft announced that it will release a new version
of security update 918899 (MS06-042) on August 22, 2006. This new version
was to address this problem for customers who use Internet Explorer 6
Service Pack 1. Because of an issue that was discovered in final testing,
Microsoft will not release the new version of security update 918899 on
August 22, 2006. Microsoft will release this update for Internet Explorer 6
Service Pack 1 when it meets an appropriate level of quality for broad
distribution.

Microsoft is also aware of public reports that this issue could lead to a
buffer overrun condition for customers who use Internet Explorer 6 Service
Pack 1 and who have applied security update 918899. We are not aware of
attacks that try to use the reported vulnerability at this point, nor are we
aware of customer impact at this point. Microsoft is aggressively
investigating the public reports.
</QP>

cf. http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11408
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org

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<QP>
A new version of security update 918899 is currently in development
and will be released to all Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 Service
Pack 1 customers by August 22, 2006. The new update will be
available on the Microsoft Download Center and by using Windows
Update. Customers who are using any version of Internet Explorer
other than Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 together with any
Windows version are not affected by this release and do not have to
take any action. We recommend that customers who are not
experiencing this issue continue to deploy security update 918899
in their environments to receive protection from the
vulnerabilities that are documented in security bulletin MS06-042.
Customers who experience this issue should apply the new security
update when it is available. Customers who want to avoid the issue
before the new security update is available may apply hotfix
923762. </QP>
Source: MS06-042: Cumulative security update for Internet Explorer
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=918899

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