Microsoft Internet Explorer 'ieframe.dll' Lets Remote Users Spoof Invalid Certificates
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1017165 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1017165
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2006-5805
(Links to External Site)
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Updated: Jun 3 2008
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Original Entry Date: Nov 7 2006
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Impact:
Modification of system information
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Exploit Included: Yes
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Version(s): 7
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in Microsoft Internet Explorer. A remote user can cause a URL to appear to have an invalid certificate.
A remote user can exploit a weakness in the 'invalidcert.htm' page in 'ieframe.dll' to create a link that, when loaded by the target user, will cause the address bar to display an arbitrary URL while the browser declares that the URL has an invalid certificate (when, in fact, the displayed URL does not have an invalid certificate).
A demonstration exploit URL is provided:
res://ieframe.dll/invalidcert.htm#https://www.websh0pper.xom
The original advisory and a demonstration exploit is available at:
http://ingehenriksen.blogspot.com/
Inge Henriksen discovered this vulnerability.
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Impact:
A remote user can create content that will cause the address bar to display an arbitrary URL while the browser declares that the URL has an invalid certificate.
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Solution:
No solution was available at the time of this entry.
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Vendor URL: www.microsoft.com/ (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
State error
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Underlying OS:
Windows (2003), Windows (XP)
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Fri, 03 Nov 2006 18:00:48 +0000
Subject: IE7 website security certificate discrediting exploit
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** Inge Henriksen Security Advisory - Full Disclosure Proof of Concept at http://ingehenriksen.blogspot.com/ **
Advisory Name: IE7 website security certificate discrediting exploit
Tested and Confirmed Vulnerable: Microsoft(R) Internet Explorer(R) 7
Severity: Low
Type: Spoof
>From where: Remote
Discovered by: Inge Henriksen (http://ingehenriksen.blogspot.com/)
Vendor Status: Notified
Overview:
It is possible to create a link in Microsoft(R) Internet Explorer(R) 7 that discredits a websites security certificate. The bad design
is in the ieframe.dll's embedded invalidecert.htm.
Full Disclosure Proof of Concept at http://ingehenriksen.blogspot.com/
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