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Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia Advisory: SA9580
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Release Date: 2003-08-20
Last Update: 2003-10-04
Popularity: 53,659 views

Critical:
Extremely 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
Secunia CVSS-2 Score: Available in Secunia business solutions

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

Solution:
This has been superceded by MS03-040:
SA9935

Disable ActiveX controls and plugins.

NOTE: The patch below does not fix the new variants of the "Object Data" vulnerability discovered by http-equiv.

The patch is available from:
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/
or
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/downloads/critical/822925/default.asp

Provided and/or discovered by:
1) Yu-Arai, LAC
2) Drew Copley, eEye Digital Security
3) Greg Jones, KPMG UK

http-equiv has supplied additional information about exploitation of the "Object Data" vulnerability.

Changelog:
2003-08-21: Updated critical rating and description due to detailed information from eEye.
2003-08-22: Included link to Secunia vulnerability test.
2003-09-03: Secunia has discovered exploitation of the "Object Data" vulnerability in the wild.
2003-09-07: Patch for the "Object Data" vulnerability has been proven inadequate by http-equiv.
2003-09-08: Solution updated due to yet another way to bypass the patch.
2003-10-04: Microsoft issued MS03-040 which supercedes this patch and fixes the Object Data vulnerbaility.

Original Advisory:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-032.asp
http://www.eeye.com/html/Research/Advisories/AD20030820.html

Other References:
SA9935:
http://secunia.com/advisories/9935/

Change Page:
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