Description: This important security update resolves one privately reported vulnerability. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution due to an incorrectly handled malformed NNTP response. An attacker could exploit the vulnerability by constructing a specially crafted Web page.

Update type: Important

Release date: October 9, 2007

Applies to: All versions

Knowledge base: support.microsoft.com/kb/941202

Download link: 32-bit | 64-bit

Comments: More information on the vulnerability is available:

• Network News Transfer Protocol Memory Corruption Vulnerability – CVE-2007-3897