Microsoft Internet Explorer bypass cross-zone restrictions
| ie-zone-bypass (16361) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6.0 could allow a remote attacker to bypass cross-zone restrictions and execute script on a victim's computer. A remote attacker could create a malicious Web page that could cause the execution of a file within the victim's "My Computer" security zone, once the page is visited. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by creating a malicious Web page and hosting it on a Web site or by sending it to a victim as an HTML email.
Platforms Affected:
- Microsoft, Internet Explorer
Remedy:
No remedy available as of June 2004.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Sun Jun 06 2004 - 20:21:52 CDT , Internet Explorer 6 execution of arbitrary code (An analysis of the 180 Solutions Trojan) at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-06/0104.html.
- BID-10473: Microsoft Internet Explorer Modal Dialog Zone Bypass Vulnerability
Reported:
Jun 07, 2004
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