[LINK] More Microsoft security problems

[Jan Whitaker]

This in the Age online today:
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/11/21/1037697787130.html

Microsoft discloses critical Web flaw
November 21 2002
A critical flaw in a component which is common to Microsoft Web servers and 
Internet Explorer allows an attacker to take over a Web server, spread an 
email virus or create a network worm which could spread rapidly.
The flaw is present in Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC), a 
collection of components which provide database connectivity on Windows 
platforms. MDAC is likely to be present on most Windows systems.

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