Microsoft Security Bulletin (MS99-031) -- Patch Available for "Virtual Machine Sandbox" Vulnerability

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              AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
                             
           ESB-1999.124 -- Microsoft Security Bulletin (MS99-031)
         Patch Available for "Virtual Machine Sandbox" Vulnerability
                               31 August 1999

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Microsoft Corporation has released the following security bulletin 
concerning a virtual machine vulnerability in Internet Explorer versions 
4.x and 5.x.  A Java applet could be constructed which runs outside the 
bounds of the virtual machine, such that if a user visits a website where 
the applet is hosted, unauthorised actions could be performed on the 
client's computer:

       http://www.microsoft.com/security/bulletins/MS99-031.asp



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