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Microsoft Internet Explorer is reported prone to a remote buffer overflow vulnerability. This issue presents itself when the application handles a malformed CSS file. A typical attack would involve the attacker creating a Web site that includes the malicious CSS file. The attacker may then entice a vulnerable user to visit the site. If successful, this attack may result in granting the attacker unauthorized access to the affected computer in the context of the user running Internet Explorer. This issue may be related to BID 10816 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Style Tag Comment Memory Corruption Vulnerability) and may have been fixed by Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-038. This is not confirmed at the moment. This BID will be updated when further technical analysis is complete.

Microsoft Internet Explorer is reported prone to a remote buffer overflow vulnerability. This issue presents itself when the application handles a malformed CSS file. A typical attack would involve the attacker creating a Web site that includes the malicious CSS file. The attacker may then entice a vulnerable user to visit the site. If successful, this attack may result in granting the attacker unauthorized access to the affected computer in the context of the user running Internet Explorer. This issue may be related to BID 10816 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Style Tag Comment Memory Corruption Vulnerability) and may have been fixed by Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-038. This is not confirmed at the moment. This BID will be updated when further technical analysis is complete.