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Internet Explorer HTML Elements Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA12959
Release Date: 2004-11-02
Last Update: 2004-12-01
Popularity: 186,649 views

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

Software:Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.x

Secunia CVSS-2 Score: Available in Secunia business solutions

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Advisory Content (Page 2 of 3)[ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]

Solution:
Apply patches.

Internet Explorer 6 SP1 on Microsoft Windows 2000 SP3/SP4, or on Microsoft Windows XP SP1:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=3A9DBD51-4348-4EE6-9BC1-D9A1E12963EC

Internet Explorer 6 SP1 on Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP6a, on Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Terminal Service Edition SP6, on Microsoft Windows 98, on Microsoft Windows 98 SE, or on Microsoft Windows Me:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=96DE6C13-4F67-4581-8F51-2C8A90E11C57

Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP SP1 (64-Bit Edition):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=1e9105cf-eb5b-4af5-b73d-03e8969e0b5c

NOTE: The vulnerability does not affect systems running Windows XP with SP2 installed nor Windows Server 2003.

Provided and/or discovered by:
Discovered by:
ned

Additional research and exploit by:
Berend-Jan Wever

Changelog:
2004-11-04: Added link to US-CERT vulnerability note.
2004-11-09: Added information about virus exploiting this vulnerability. Added information about <FRAME> tag also being affected.
2004-11-18: Added CVE reference.
2004-12-01: Vendor issues patches.

Original Advisory:
MS04-040 (KB889293):
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms04-040.mspx

Other References:
US-CERT VU#842160:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/842160

Change Page:
[ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]



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