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CVE Reference: CVE-2008-1448
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CVE-2008-1448

Description:
The MHTML protocol handler in a component of Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 SP2 and 6 through SP1, and Windows Mail, does not assign the correct Internet Explorer Security Zone to UNC share pathnames, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and read arbitrary files via an mhtml: URI in conjunction with a redirection, aka "URL Parsing Cross-Domain Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

CVE Status:
Candidate

References:

ST
  1020679
  1020680

SAID
  Secunia Advisory: SA31415

OVAL
  http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5886

MS
  http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-048.mspx

MISC
  http://www.coresecurity.com/content/internet-explorer-zone-elevation

HP
  http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121915960406986&w=2

CERT
  http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-225A.html

BUGTRAQ
  http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/495458/100/0/threaded

BID
  30585


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