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Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia Advisory:	SA30851	Advisory Toolbox: Issue ticket Save in to-do list Mark as handled Exploit information Download as PDF Review actions Add comment
Release Date:	2008-06-26
Last Update:	2008-10-15
Popularity:	14,177 views

Critical:	Highly critical
Impact:	Security Bypass Cross Site Scripting Spoofing System access
Where:	From remote
Solution Status:	Vendor Patch

Software:	Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.x Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.x

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CVE reference:	CVE-2008-2948 CVE-2008-2949 CVE-2008-3472 CVE-2008-3473 CVE-2008-3474 CVE-2008-3475 CVE-2008-3476

Description: Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in Internet Explorer, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct spoofing or cross-site scripting attacks and compromise a user's system. 1) It is possible for a website to modify the location of another frame in another window by setting the location to an object instead of a string. This can be exploited to load malicious content into a frame of a trusted website. 2) An error in handling of certain HTML elements may cause Internet Explorer to incorrectly interpret the origin of a script. This can be exploited to run script code in the context of another domain or security zone. 3) An error in handling of certain events may cause Internet Explorer to incorrectly interpret the origin of a script. This can be exploited to run script code in the context of another domain or security zone. 4) An unspecified error may cause Internet Explorer to incorrectly interpret the origin of a script. This can be exploited to run script code in the context of another domain. 5) An error in the way Internet Explorer accesses a deleted or uninitialised object can be exploited to corrupt memory via a specially crafted web page. 6) An unspecified error may cause Internet Explorer to access uninitialised memory via a specially crafted web page. Solution: Apply patches. Windows 2000 SP4 with Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=257C0478-56DD-42EB-A90E-607D01613DB7 Windows 2000 SP4 with Internet Explorer 6 SP1: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=02390258-08E9-4B75-960D-BE081B749558 Windows XP SP2/SP3 with Internet Explorer 6: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=A7F0F47B-B1EE-4516-9FBF-BF8E579963D0 Windows XP Professional x64 Edition (optionally with SP2) and Internet Explorer 6: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=234C05FB-988B-4E02-AAB6-BB23E447DF3D Windows Server 2003 SP1/SP2 and Internet Explorer 6: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=AE8D22D5-20AA-471D-A423-F54C9D75FEBE Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition (optionally with SP2) and Internet Explorer 6: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=07FC88C4-2571-4A4D-B573-AE576798AB4C Windows Server 2003 with SP1/SP2 for Itanium-based Systems and Internet Explorer 6: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=B68937AF-F04A-4D1E-9D7F-EC92AF5194DE Windows XP SP2/SP3 and Internet Explorer 7: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=4E73DE2B-05E6-4901-9BAC-46D8F469E635 Windows XP Professional x64 Edition (optionally with SP2) and Internet Explorer 7: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=CCF7A3E3-EC30-4B95-9A86-00032301513C Windows Server 2003 SP1/SP2 and Internet Explorer 7: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=FEAF2ADF-7892-4DBF-A147-DB4D5DBE52F3 Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition (optionally with SP2) and Internet Explorer 7: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=319DBA34-07CA-47F9-A1E9-20DF2DF7966B Windows Server 2003 with SP1/SP2 for Itanium-based Systems and Internet Explorer 7: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=47381D91-4A14-4A09-96B3-3345155DF52D Windows Vista (optionally with SP1) and Internet Explorer 7: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=4756E04B-6E1C-4D78-A3C0-17F6B4B97975 Windows Vista x64 Edition (optionally with SP1) and Internet Explorer 7: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=BD19C72B-4F83-47AB-93BE-D2C286E732C4 Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems and Internet Explorer 7: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=EC73F416-2204-42D6-8932-C96578AC819F Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems and Internet Explorer 7: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=BAACD1C2-9764-4FEA-BD4D-C49791974FEF Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems and Internet Explorer 7: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=250A45DD-7EAE-4440-BD10-02A703940976 Provided and/or discovered by: 1) sirdarckcat 2) The vendor credits David Bloom. 3) The vendor credits Gregory Rubin. 4) The vendor credits Lee Dagon, Composica. 5) Ivan Fratric via Zero Day Initiative. 6) The vendor credits Thierry Zoller, n.runs. Changelog: 2008-06-30: Added link to US-CERT. 2008-07-09: Added CVE reference. 2008-10-14: Microsoft issues patches. Updated "Description" and "Solution" sections. 2008-10-15: Added link to "Original Advisory" section. Updated credits section. Original Advisory: http://sirdarckcat.blogspot.com/2008/05/ghosts-for-ie8-and-ie75730.html http://sirdarckcat.blogspot.com/2008/05/browsers-ghost-busters.html MS08-058 (KB956390): http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS08-058.mspx ZDI: http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-069/ Other References: GNUCITIZEN: http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/ghost-busters/ US-CERT VU#516627: http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/516627

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