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Microsoft Security Advisory: Vulnerability in Internet Explorer could allow remote code execution


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Introduction

Microsoft has released a Microsoft security advisory about this issue for IT professionals. The security advisory contains additional security-related information. To view the security advisory, go to the following Microsoft website:
To have us fix this problem for you, go to the "Fix it for me" section.

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Fix it for me

The "Prevent Memory Corruption via ExecCommand in Internet Explorer" Fix it solution that is described in this section is not intended to be a replacement for any security update. We recommend that you always install the latest security updates. However, we offer this Fix it solution as a workaround option for some scenarios.

For more information about this workaround, go to the following Microsoft Security Advisory webpage: The advisory provides more information about the issue, including the following:
  • The scenarios in which you might apply or disable the workaround.
  • How to manually apply the workaround.
Specifically, to see this information, expand the Suggested actions section, and then expand the Workarounds section.

To enable or disable this Fix it solution, click the Fix it button or link under the Enable heading or under the Disable heading. Click Run in the File Download dialog box, and then follow the steps in the Fix it wizard.

Notes
  • For computers that are running 64-bit operating systems, the following Fix it solution only applies to 32-bit versions of Internet Explorer.
  • Before you apply this Fix it solution, you must ensure that Internet Explorer is fully updated by using the Windows Update service.
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Notes
  • These wizards may be in English only. However, the automatic fixes also work for other language versions of Windows.
  • If you are not on the computer that has the problem, you can save the automatic fix to a flash drive or to a CD, and then you can run it on the computer that has the problem.

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Article Info
Article ID : 2757760
Revision : 2
Created on : 9/20/2012
Published on : 9/20/2012
Exists online : False
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