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Microsoft Internet Explorer "sysimage:" Local File Detection Weakness
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA13396
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Release Date:
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2004-12-08
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Last Update:
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2007-02-20
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Popularity:
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26,517 views
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Critical:
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Not critical
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Impact:
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Exposure of system information
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.x
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| Advisory Content (Page 1 of 3) | [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] | |
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Description:
Gregory R. Panakkal has discovered a weakness in Internet Explorer, which can be exploited by malicious people to detect the presence of local files.
The "sysimage:" URI handler is used for referencing embedded icons in executable files. The problem is that a website in the "Internet" zone can reference the URI handler in an image tag. This can be exploited to determine the presence of local programs using the "onerror" and "onload" events.
The weakness has been confirmed on a fully patched system with Internet Explorer 6.0 and Microsoft Windows XP SP1.
Change Page:
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