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Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia Advisory: SA30851
Release Date: 2008-06-26
Last Update: 2008-10-16
Popularity: 15,575 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

Binary Analysis: BA581 :: Available for 1 Credit
BA576 :: Available for 1 Credit

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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 handling of the "componentFromPoint()" method can be exploited to disclose or 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.
2008-10-16: Added additional information from ZDI. Added link to "Original Advisory" 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/

Ivan Fratric:
http://ifsec.blogspot.com/2008/10/internet-explorer-6-componentfrompoint.html

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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