Microsoft Internet Explorer Lets Remote Users Spoof the Address Bar URL
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1015899 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1015899
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2006-1192
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Apr 11 2006
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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): 5.01 SP4, 6 SP1; and prior service packs
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE). A remote user can spoof the address bar URL.
A remote user can create HTML that, when loaded by the target user, will display spoofed content in a browser window where the address bar and other user interface components will indicate an arbitrary URL in an arbitrary web domain.
The vendor reports that it is not possible for the target user to interact with the spoofed content. Interactions will occur with the site of the arbitrary URL.
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Impact:
A remote user can spoof the address bar URL.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued the following fixes as part of a cumulative update:
Internet Explorer 5.01 Service Pack 4 on Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=594E7B87-AF8F-4346-9164-596E3E5C22B1
Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 on Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 or on Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=033C41E1-2B36-4696-987A-099FC57E0129
Internet Explorer 6 for Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=F05FFB31-E6B4-4771-81F1-4ACCEBF72133
Internet Explorer 6 for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=EE566871-D217-41D3-BECC-B27FAFA00054
Internet Explorer 6 for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=E584957C-0ABE-4129-ABAF-AA2852AD62A3
Internet Explorer 6 for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=5A1C8BE3-39EE-4937-9BD1-280FC35125C6
Internet Explorer 6 for Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=C278FE3E-620A-4BBC-868B-CA2D9EFF7AC3
A restart is required.
The vendor's advisory is available at:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-013.mspx
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Vendor URL: www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-013.mspx (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
State error
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Underlying OS: Windows (98), Windows (2000), Windows (2003), Windows (XP)
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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