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IE 5.01 5.5 6.0 Cumulative patch (890923)

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Acertains whether the hotfix 890923 is installed

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Summary :

Arbitrary code can be executed on the remote host through the web client.

Description :

The Cumulative Patch for IE is not applied on the remote host.

Impact of vulnerability: Run code of attacker's choice.

Solution :

Microsoft has released a set of patches for the Windows 2000, XP and 2003 :

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms05-020.mspx

Network Security Threat Level:

High / CVSS Base Score : 8
(AV:R/AC:H/Au:NR/C:C/A:C/I:C/B:N)

Networks Security ID: 11388, 11385, 11383, 11381, 11377, 11367, 11366, 10473, 8565, 9009, 9012, 9013, 9014, 9015, 9182, 9663, 9798, 12477, 12475, 12473, 12530, 13123, 13117, 13120

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