Microsoft Offers IE6 Crash Solution, Preps IE8

December 21st, 2007

Microsoft ‘s recent set of security patches is causing problems, namely for Internet Explorer 6 users, who are watching their browsers crash midstream when visiting some sites. Redmond has offered a technical workaround to solve the problem until a more formal fix can be developed.”First, I want to note the security update does protect against the vulnerabilities noted in the bulletin,” Kieron Shorrock, Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) program manager responsible for Internet Explorer, wrote in the MSRC blog. The Internet Explorer patch fixes four critical vulnerabilities in the browser, making it the most important of December’s Patch Tuesday updates.

Shorrock said Microsoft has been working with a “small number” of customers who reported issues related to the browser resulting from the update described in security bulletin MS07-069. The problem generates a message that reads, “Internet Explorer has encountered a problem and must close.” The bug is not widespread, according to Microsoft, and only affects certain installations of Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP.

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