Certain versions of Microsoft's web browser contain a flaw that makes them vulnerable to hackers, according to an alert posted by Microsoft over the weekend. Users of Internet Explorer 5.01 and 5.5 are at risk.
By Felicity Ussher, 2 April 2001 12:37
NEWS The security glitch makes the browser open specially coded attachments of its own accord. These might be viruses or executable files. Microsoft admitted that the flaw is a typical software error, contained in the browser's Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions, or MIMEs. Microsoft has posted a patch for the problem on its website at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS01-020.asp
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