Workarounds for Internet Explorer (IE) createTextRange() flaw - Wait for the Official Patch


There are some publicly available 3rd party patches available for the createTextRange() bug. However, we recommend waiting for the official fix from Microsoft. Before the patch is available, one workaround is to disable the Active scripting from Internet Explorer.

Detailed instructions on how to do this can be read from the Microsoft advisory under Suggested Actions / Workarounds. Here's a screenshot of the procedure:

How to disable Active Scripting

When the Active scripting is set to "Prompt", the prompting might look like this:

Execution of Script

Submitted by cybernoggin on Mon, 04/03/2006 - 2:26pm. categories [ | | | ] login or register to post comments