Microsoft updated MS11-018 - Critical: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer to version 2.0



MS11-018 - Critical: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2497640) - Version: 2.0

Severity Rating: Critical - Revision Note: V2.0 (May 16, 2011): Bulletin rereleased to reoffer the update for Internet Explorer 7 on supported editions of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. This is a detection change only. There were no changes to the binaries. Only affected customers will be offered the update. Customers who have installed the update manually and customers running configurations not targeted by the change to detection logic do not need to take any action.

Summary: This security update resolves four privately reported vulnerabilities and one publicly disclosed vulnerability in Internet Explorer. This security update is rated Critical for Internet Explorer 6, Internet Explorer 7, and Internet Explorer 8 on Windows clients; and Moderate for Internet Explorer 6, Internet Explorer 7, and Internet Explorer 8 on Windows servers. Internet Explorer 9 is not affected by the vulnerabilities. The most severe vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user views a specially crafted Web page using Internet Explorer. An attacker who successfully exploited any of these vulnerabilities could gain the same user rights as the local user. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.

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