Microsoft Internet Explorer HTML Parsing Flaw Lets Remote Users Redirect the Target User's Browser to an Arbitrary Site to Conduct Spoofing Attacks
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1038456 |
SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1038456
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2017-0231
(Links to External Site)
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Date: May 10 2017
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Impact:
Modification of system information
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): 11
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in Microsoft Internet Explorer. A remote user can redirect the target user's browser to an arbitrary site to conduct spoofing attacks.
A remote user can create a URL that, when loaded by the target user, will redirect the target user's browser to an arbitrary site that hosts spoofed content.
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Impact:
A remote user can cause the target user's browser to be redirected to an arbitrary web site.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued a fix.
A restart is required.
The Microsoft advisories are available at:
https://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=KB4016871
https://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=KB4019215
https://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=KB4019472
https://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=KB4019473
https://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=KB4019474
https://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=KB4019264
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Vendor URL: portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/releasenotedetail/bc365363-f51e-e711-80da-000d3a32fc99 (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Input validation 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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