Microsoft Internet Explorer 'window.onerror' Callback Lets Remote Users Obtain Information From Other Domains
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1024630 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1024630
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CVE Reference:
GENERIC-MAP-NOMATCH
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Oct 22 2010
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Impact:
Disclosure of system information, Disclosure of user information
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Exploit Included: Yes
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Version(s): 8
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in Microsoft Internet Explorer. A remote user can obtain certain information from other domains.
A remote user can create HTML that registers a 'window.onerror' callback against an arbitrary domain. When the HTML is loaded by the target user, the remote user can obtain information from the target user's browser from an arbitrary domain.
The vendor was notified in December 2008.
The original advisory is available at:
http://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com/2010/10/minor-leak-major-headache.html
Chris Evans reported this vulnerability.
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Impact:
A remote user can obtain certain limited information from other domains.
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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:
Access control error
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Underlying OS:
Windows (Any)
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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