Microsoft Security Update MS04-038 1.0

Cumulative (critical) Security Update for Internet Explorer (834707) Issued: October 12, 2004
Who should read this document: Customers who use Microsoft Windows
Impact of Vulnerability: Remote Code Execution
Maximum Severity Rating: Critical
Recommendation: Customers should install the update immediately.
Security Update Replacement: This update replaces the update that is included with Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-025. That update is also a cumulative update.
Caveats: Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 834707 documents the currently known issues that customers may experience when they install this security update. The article also documents recommended solutions for these issues.
This update may not include hotfixes that have been released since the release of MS04-004 or MS04-025.
Customers who have received hotfixes from Microsoft or from their support providers since the release of MS04-004 or MS04-025 should review the FAQ section for this update to determine how this update might affect their operating systems.
Affected Software:
• Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Service Pack 6a
• Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 6
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 and Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
• Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1, and Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2
• Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Service Pack 1
• Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Version 2003
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 64-Bit Edition
• Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition (SE), and Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me) – Review the FAQ section of this bulletin for details about these operating systems.
Affected Components:
• Internet Explorer 5.01 Service Pack 3 on Windows 2000 SP3:
• Internet Explorer 5.01 Service Pack 4 on Windows 2000 SP4:
• Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 2 on Microsoft Windows Me:
• Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP
• Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 on Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 3, on Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4, on Microsoft Windows XP, or on Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1
• Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 on Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Service Pack 6a, on Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Terminal Service Edition Service Pack 6, on Microsoft Windows 98, on Microsoft Windows 98 SE, or on Microsoft Windows Me
• Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP Service Pack 1 (64-Bit Edition)
• Internet Explorer 6 for Windows Server 2003
• Internet Explorer 6 for Windows Server 2003 64-Bit Edition and Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Version 2003
• Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP Service Pack 2