Microsoft Internet Explorer Bug in Rending HTML Layout Combinations May Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1017223 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1017223
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2006-4687
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Nov 14 2006
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Impact:
Execution of arbitrary code via network, User access via network
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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 cause arbitrary code to be executed on the target user's system.
A remote user can create HTML with specially crafted layout combinations that, when loaded by the target user, will trigger a memory corruption error and execute arbitrary code on the target system. The code will run with the privileges of the target user.
Microsoft credits Sam Thomas and TippingPoint with reporting this vulnerability.
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Impact:
A remote user can create HTML that, when loaded by the target user, will execute arbitrary code on the target user's system.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued the following fixes (as part of a cumulative update for Internet Explorer):
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 Service Pack 4 on Windows 2000 Service Pack 4:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=B743B081-20D4-4C1C-BC86-254D2F653953
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 on Windows 2000 Service Pack 4:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=C65C8EE7-F78D-4D52-A20C-1F896E0DC0A8
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP Service Pack 2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=EA3CE61C-3A28-4777-9EEF-1486BB483C4F
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP Professional x64 Edition:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=C535A36F-705E-4663-9EE4-B82632A50F0A
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 for Windows Server 2003 and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=35EEF49C-E3D7-41EE-82F5-964A3959D453
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 for Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems and Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=E8E03176-F93B-4DE7-AC95-01F9B1C5409C
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 for Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=ABE4FE3E-BDB6-44B1-B203-528C67980B8F
A restart is required.
The Microsoft advisory is available at:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-067.mspx
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Vendor URL: www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-067.mspx (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Access control error, State error
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Underlying OS: Windows (2000), Windows (2003), Windows (XP)
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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