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| Subject: | Change to Object Caching in IE with XP SP2 applied |
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| Date: | Fri, 25 Feb 2005 13:36:24 -0500 |
One item that Microsoft has changed in IE with XP SP2 is the disabling of Object Caching. Very little information exists on the overall security implications of Object Caching although Greymagic did release an advisory on possible exploits using Object Caching: http://www.greymagic.com/security/advisories/gm012-ie/ Disabling Object Caching seems like a no brainer but it looks like it might cause subtle errors with JavaScript since scripts will return different results depending if it's on or off. See KB below for details: http://support.microsoft.com/Default.aspx?kbid=884697 http://support.microsoft.com/Default.aspx?kbid=884698 NOTE: The sample script in kb 884697 needs to be changed to work correctly (ie show the differences). You need to change the frame reference from 2 to 1. My question to the NTBUGTRAQ readers is if anyone has seen issues with their JavaScript after disabling Object Caching and if anyone can shed some more light on the real security significance of leaving Object Caching enabled. Thanks in advance, Don -- NTBugtraq Editor's Note: Most viruses these days use spoofed email addresses. As such, using an Anti-Virus product which automatically notifies the perceived sender of a message it believes is infected may well cause more harm than good. Someone who did not actually send you a virus may receive the notification and scramble their support staff to find an infection which never existed in the first place. Suggest such notifications be disabled by whomever is responsible for your AV, or at least that the idea is considered. --
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