The Microsoft virtual machine (VM) in Internet Explorer 4.x and 5.x allows a remote attacker to read files via a malicious Java applet that escapes the Java sandbox, aka the VM File Reading vulnerability.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ie | Microsoft | 4.0 (including) | 4.0 (including) |
| Ie | Microsoft | 4.1 (including) | 4.1 (including) |
| Ie | Microsoft | 5 (including) | 5 (including) |
| Ie | Microsoft | 5.0 (including) | 5.0 (including) |
| Internet_explorer | Microsoft | 4.0 (including) | 4.0 (including) |
| Visual_studio | Microsoft | 6.0 (including) | 6.0 (including) |