Microsoft Internet Explorer download function cache directory disclosure
| ie-download-directory-disclosure (13847) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
The Simplified Chinese release of Microsoft Internet Explorer could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by a vulnerability in the download function. By creating a specially-crafted Web page with an invalid value in the Content-Type: header field and a file with an .htm file extension for the file name field, a remote attacker could cause the disclosure of the victim's cache directory, once the victim views the malicious Web page.
Platforms Affected:
- Microsoft, Internet Explorer 6 SP1
- Microsoft, Windows XP zh
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 4, 2009.
Consequences:
Obtain Information
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Tue Nov 25 2003 - 04:02:42 CST, Invalid ContentType may disclose cache directory at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-11/0309.html.
- BugTraq Mailing Systems, Tue Nov 25 2003 - 04:06:21 CST, Note for "Invalid ContentType may disclose cache directory" at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-11/0302.html.
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Tue Nov 25 2003 - 04:36:39 CST, IE Key at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2003-q4/2906.html.
- BID-9106: Microsoft Internet Explorer Invalid ContentType Cache Directory Location Disclosure Weakness
- CVE-2003-1028: The download function of Internet Explorer 6 SP1 allows remote attackers to obtain the cache directory name via an HTTP response with an invalid ContentType and a .htm file, which could allow remote attackers to bypass security mechanisms that rely on random names, as demonstrated by threadid10008.
- OSVDB ID: 7890: Microsoft IE Download Function Cache Disclosure (threadid10008)
Reported:
Nov 25, 2003
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