By Aled Herbert, 21 March 2002 07:40
NEWS Microsoft has issued a warning about another security hole in its software that could enable hackers to run malicious Jave programs on Windows machines. The first vulnerability permits a Java applet on a website to monitor a visitor's web surfing until the browser window is closed down, according to Reuters. The second hole allows a malicious Java program to run outside a restricted area on a user's computer. Microsoft and Sun released a joint bulletin about the first vulnerability, which affects the Java Virtual Machine (JVM), on 4 March. Both vulnerabilities are rated as 'critical' but as yet there have been no known attempts to exploit the holes. The update released by Microsoft on 4 March fixes both holes.
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