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Microsoft Security Advisory MS02-013 - The version of the Microsoft VM that ships with Internet Explorer version 4.x and 5.x contains a flaw affecting how Java requests for proxy resources are handled. A malicious Java applet can exploit this to re-direct web traffic once it has left the proxy server to a destination of the attacker's choice. An attacker could use this flaw to send a user's Internet session to a system of his own control, without the user being aware of this, then forward the traffic on to the intended destination. Microsoft FAQ on this issue available here.

Microsoft Security Advisory MS02-013 - The version of the Microsoft VM that ships with Internet Explorer version 4.x and 5.x contains a flaw affecting how Java requests for proxy resources are handled. A malicious Java applet can exploit this to re-direct web traffic once it has left the proxy server to a destination of the attacker's choice. An attacker could use this flaw to send a user's Internet session to a system of his own control, without the user being aware of this, then forward the traffic on to the intended destination. Microsoft FAQ on this issue available here.