[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Thu, July 8, 2004 8:07 am, Sapheriel said: >> i didn't know IE also displays e-mails and power point files. > > It doesn't. But the IE rendering engine (read: dlls) are used > by most MS programs to render HTML, which can be embedded > into almost any document type. Pretty much any IE exploit > will work in any of these programs as well. Isn't the whole > "integrated Microsoft suite" a wonderful concept? > > -Eric
As those of us who upgraded to IE6SP1 without installing the corresponding Outlook Express (mea culpa!) found to our chagrin when MS04-013 came out, just because you don't use something doesn't mean it's not a security risk. Cheers, Phil ---- Phil Randal Network Engineer Herefordshire Council Hereford, UK _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html