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ESB-98.198 -- Microsoft Security Bulletin (MS98-020) -- Patch Available for "Frame Spoof" Vulnerability

Date: 24 December 1998

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              AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution

            ESB-98.198 -- Microsoft Security Bulletin (MS98-020)
               Patch Available for "Frame Spoof" Vulnerability
                              24 December 1998

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Microsoft Corporation has released the following security bulletin
concerning a vulnerability in MS Internet Explorer that may allow a 
malicious web site operator to impersonate a window on a legitimate web 
site.  The bogus window could collect information from the user and send 
it back to the malicious site:

	http://www.microsoft.com/security/bulletins/ms98-020.asp


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This security bulletin is provided as a service to AusCERT's members.
As AusCERT did not write the document quoted above, AusCERT has
had no control over its content.  The decision to use any or all
of this information is the responsibility of each user or organisation,
and should be done so in accordance with site policies and procedures.

If you have any questions or need further information, please contact 
Microsoft Corporation directly.

Previous advisories and external security bulletins can be retrieved from:

	http://www.auscert.org.au/Information/advisories.html

If you believe that your system has been compromised, contact AusCERT or
your representative in FIRST (Forum of Incident Response and Security
Teams).

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