INFO: Fix List for the Microsoft Virtual Machine Build 3802 (287030)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft virtual machine, when used with:
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 2000
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 98
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 95
This article was previously published under Q287030

SUMMARY

This article contains a list of fixes for the Microsoft(r) virtual machine (Microsoft VM) build 3802 and associated Windows(r) 2000 Service Pack 2 (SP2).

The Microsoft VM is designed to run on Windows(r) 95, Windows(r) 98, Windows(r) Millennium Edition (Me), Windows NT(r) 4.0, and Windows 2000 or later.

Installation Prerequisites

For all users: Microsoft(r) Internet Explorer 4.01 or later must be installed in order to use this version of the Microsoft VM.

For Windows NT users: Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3 or later must be installed before you install the Microsoft VM on x86.

For Windows 2000 users: Windows 2000 Service Pack 2 (SP2) must be installed before you install the Microsoft VM. You can download Windows 2000 SP2 from the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/downloads/servicepacks/sp2/default.mspx

MORE INFORMATION

The Microsoft VM build 3802 or later and associated Windows 2000 SP2 include fixes for the following problems:
  • Security vulnerability that can enable a malicious user to use an unsigned applet to read Web content behind a firewall. For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

    271752 FIX: Microsoft VM Applet Vulnerability

  • Security vulnerability that may allow script code in a Web page or HTML-based e-mail message access to ActiveX controls that should not be available in those contexts.

    275609 FIX: Java Security Issue Allows Access to ActiveX Controls

  • Security vulnerability that allows a malicious Web site operator access to files on a user's computer and intranet content.

    277014 FIX: Security Issue Allows Access to Files on User's Computer

  • Error when you configure the regional settings to Turkish and run a Java applet that is created with MAYSCRIPT.

    279789 FIX: Problem with MAYSCRIPT Applet When Locale Is Set to Turkish

  • The fixes in the following articles are also included in this build:

    265889 INFO: Fix List for the Microsoft Virtual Machine Builds 3309 and 3310

    273735 INFO: Fix List for the Microsoft Virtual Machine Build 3316

    275526 INFO: Fix List for the Microsoft Virtual Machine Build 3318

    277007 INFO: Fix List for the Microsoft Virtual Machine Build 3319

REFERENCES

To obtain the fixes to these issues, install build 3802 or later of the Microsoft VM. For more information, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/mscorp/java/

For information about Windows 2000 SP2, see the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/downloads/servicepacks/sp2/default.mspx

For additional information about how to install Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 hotfixes at the same time, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

249149 Installing Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 Hotfixes

For support information about Visual J++ and the SDK for Java, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/java

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:9/12/2006
Keywords:kbinfo kbJava KbSECHack kbSecurity KbSECVulnerability KB287030
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