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Internet Explorer for Mac Window Injection Vulnerability

Secunia Advisory:	SA13356
Release Date:	2004-12-10

Critical:	Moderately critical
Impact:	Spoofing
Where:	From remote
Solution Status:	Unpatched

Software:	Internet Explorer 5.x for Mac

	This advisory is currently marked as unpatched! - Companies can be alerted when a patch is released!

Description: Secunia Research has reported a vulnerability in Internet Explorer for Mac, which can be exploited by malicious people to spoof the content of websites. The problem is that a website can inject content into another site's window if the target name of the window is known. This can e.g. be exploited by a malicious website to spoof the content of a pop-up window opened on a trusted website. This is related to: SA11978 Secunia has constructed a test, which can be used to check if your browser is affected by this issue: http://secunia.com/multiple_browsers_window_injection_vulnerability_test/ The vulnerability has been confirmed in version 5.2.3. Other versions may also be affected. Solution: Do not browse untrusted sites while browsing trusted sites. Provided and/or discovered by: Secunia Research Original Advisory: http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2004-13/advisory/ Other References: SA11978: http://secunia.com/advisories/11978/



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