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Internet Explorer URL Compression Buffer Overflow
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA21557
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Release Date:
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2006-08-23
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Last Update:
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2006-08-27
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Popularity:
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29,195 views
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Critical:
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Highly critical
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Impact:
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System access
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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:
A vulnerability has been reported in Internet Explorer, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in the "CMimeFt::Start()" function within urlmon.dll when processing URLs on a website using HTTP 1.1 and compression. This can be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow via an overly long URL (more than 260 bytes).
Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code when a user is e.g. tricked into visiting a malicious website.
The vulnerability affects Internet Explorer 6 SP1 on Windows 2000 and Windows XP SP1 and was introduced by the MS06-042 patches.
Change Page:
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