Thanks for the tip Donna.I presently have ver.6.0.0602 and I am wondering apart for the "security fix" that is included with ver.6.1 is there any need tobe concerned about any glitches in the new ver. as my present one has been fault free?.Also if I do download the new ver. should I first remove the existing ver. or will it just over-write it?
It has been reported that MSN Messenger may be prone to an information leakage weakness that may allow an attacker to gain access to sensitive information. The problem exist in the MSN client during file transfer invitation requests. The client improperly processes incoming requests and may send sensitive data such as the IP address of the client to the remote host without first identifying that host.
vulnerable
Microsoft MSN Messenger Service 1.0
Microsoft MSN Messenger Service 2.0
Microsoft MSN Messenger Service 2.2
Microsoft MSN Messenger Service 3.0
Microsoft MSN Messenger Service 3.6
Microsoft MSN Messenger Service 4.0
Microsoft MSN Messenger Service 4.5
Microsoft MSN Messenger Service 4.6
Microsoft MSN Messenger Service 6.0
Microsoft MSN Messenger Service 6.0.602
Not vulnerable: Microsoft MSN Messenger Service 6.1
Solution: Users are advised to upgrade to MSN 6.1 which is not vulnerable to this issue.
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9082/discussion/

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