I'm pretty sure it's just the ActiveX. The advisory (http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS06-069.mspx) says, among other things, "This security update installs Flash6.ocx version 6.0.88.0and removes the version of Flash.ocx it is replacing" and makes no mention of plugins
Larry Seltzer eWEEK.com Security Center Editor http://security.eweek.com/ http://blogs.pcmag.com/securitywatch/ Contributing Editor, PC Magazine [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jeff Kell Sent: Monday, June 02, 2008 6:57 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [funsec] XP SP3 Installs Older,Vulnerable Version of Flash Player Dave Nelson wrote: > IIRC Microsoft's reasoning for not shipping SP3 with a newer version was > that their license for flash only covered the older version that they > include in the update. Does it reinstall the older ActiveX, the older plugin [e.g., Firefox], or both? Jeff _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list. _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
