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Internet Explorer Unspecified Automatic .HTA Application Execution
Secunia Advisory:	SA19378	Advisory Toolbox: Issue ticket Save in to-do list Mark as handled Exploit information Download as PDF Review actions Add comment
Release Date:	2006-03-27
Last Update:	2006-04-11
Popularity:	24,660 views

Critical:	Highly critical
Impact:	System access
Where:	From remote
Solution Status:	Vendor Patch

Software:	Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.x

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CVE reference:	CVE-2006-1388

Description: Jeffrey van der Stad has reported a vulnerability in Internet Explorer, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system. The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified error when handling .HTA applications and allows execution of the .HTA application on the user's system without any user interaction when e.g. visiting a malicious web site. The vulnerability has been reported in Internet Explorer 6.0. Other versions may also be affected. Solution: Apply patches. Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4 on Windows 2000 SP4: http://www.microsoft.com/downloa...7B87-AF8F-4346-9164-596E3E5C22B1 Internet Explorer 6 SP1 on Windows 2000 SP4 or Windows XP SP1: http://www.microsoft.com/downloa...41E1-2B36-4696-987A-099FC57E0129 Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP SP2: http://www.microsoft.com/downloa...FB31-E6B4-4771-81F1-4ACCEBF72133 Internet Explorer 6 for Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2003 SP1: http://www.microsoft.com/downloa...6871-D217-41D3-BECC-B27FAFA00054 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/downloa...957C-0ABE-4129-ABAF-AA2852AD62A3 Internet Explorer 6 for Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition: http://www.microsoft.com/downloa...8BE3-39EE-4937-9BD1-280FC35125C6 Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP Professional x64 Edition: http://www.microsoft.com/downloa...FE3E-620A-4BBC-868B-CA2D9EFF7AC3 Internet Explorer 6 SP1 on Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, or Windows ME: Patches are available via the Microsoft Update Web site or the Windows Update Web site. Provided and/or discovered by: Jeffrey van der Stad Changelog: 2006-03-28: Added CVE reference. 2006-04-11: Updated "Solution" section. Added link to Microsoft security bulletin. Original Advisory: MS06-013 (KB912812): http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS06-013.mspx Jeffrey van der Stad: http://jeffrey.vanderstad.net/grasshopper/ Other References: US-CERT VU#434641: http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/434641

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