Note on"VM ActiveX Component" Vulnerability Patch: This patch eliminates a security vulnerability in all builds in the 2000, 3100, 3200, and 3300 series of the Microsoft virtual machine (Microsoft VM). If a malicious web site operator coaxed a user into visiting his site, this vulnerability could allow him to take any desired action on the user''s machine.
Note on"VM File Reading" Vulnerability Patch: This patch eliminates a security vulnerability in all builds in the 2000 and 3000 series of the Microsoft virtual machine (Microsoft VM) that could enable a malicious web site operator to read files from the computer of a person who visited his site or read web content from inside an intranet if the malicious site was visited by a computer from within that intranet.
Pros: Improved security for Microsoft JVM component of Internet Explorer
Cons: Product now obsolete — discontinued by Microsoft, with support ending 12/31/07
