Security bug hits Internet Explorer 4.0

Microsoft is working on a patch to fix a new "buffer overrun" security bugin Internet Explorer 4.0. The bug is similar to a bug found last November.Microsoft fixed the previous problem in IE 4.01. Microsoft will make a fixavailable within a week, said Microsoft's Dave Fester. He added that no onehas been affected by the bug, which would require a hacker to know detailsabout the affected machine.

"We are looking into how to prepare a fix that handles any of those types of protocols to make sure that all users are covered," Fester said