Microsoft Internet Explorer popup.show allows attacker to perform actions

ie-popupshow-perform-actions (16675)

Medium Risk

Description:

Microsoft Internet Explorer could allow a remote attacker to perform malicious actions on a victim's computer without the victim's knowledge. A remote attacker could create a specially-crafted Web page that uses the popup.show method, which would allow the attacker to perform unauthorized actions on the victim's system. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by hosting the malicious Web page on a Web site or by sending it to a victim as an HTML email.

Platforms Affected:

• Microsoft, Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4
• Microsoft, Internet Explorer 5.01 SP3
• Microsoft, Internet Explorer 5.5 SP2
• Microsoft, Internet Explorer 6
• Microsoft, Internet Explorer 6 SP1
• Microsoft, Windows 2000 SP3
• Microsoft, Windows 2000 SP4
• Microsoft, Windows 2003 Server
• Microsoft, Windows 2003 Server x64
• Microsoft, Windows NT 4.0 SP6a Server
• Microsoft, Windows NT 4.0 SP6 Terminal Server
• Microsoft, Windows XP 2003 64-bit
• Microsoft, Windows XP SP1 64-bit
• Microsoft, Windows XP SP1

Remedy:

Apply the appropriate patch for your system, as listed in the latest Microsoft Security Bulletin. See References.

— OR —

Use Microsoft Automatic Update if it is supported by your operating system. The original bulletin issued by Microsoft has been superseded.

Consequences:

Gain Access

References:

• BugTraq Mailing List, Sun Jul 11 2004 - 10:53:15 CDT , HijackClick 3 at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-07/0107.html.
• CIAC Information Bulletin P-006, Microsoft Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (834707) at http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-006.shtml.
• Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Mon Jul 12 2004 - 14:13:12 CDT , Brand New Hole: Internet Explorer: HijackClick 3 at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-07/0498.html.
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-038, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (834707) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms04-038.mspx.
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-040, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (889293) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms04-040.mspx.
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-014, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (867282) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms05-014.mspx.
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-020, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (890923) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms05-020.mspx.
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-025, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (883939) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms05-025.mspx.
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-038, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (896727) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms05-038.mspx.
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-052, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (896688) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS05-052.mspx.
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-054, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (905915) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS05-054.mspx.
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-004, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (910620) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS06-004.mspx.
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-013, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (912812) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS06-013.mspx.
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-021, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (916281) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS06-021.mspx.
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-042, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (918899) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-042.mspx.
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-067, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (922760) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-067.mspx.
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-072, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (925454) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS06-072.mspx.
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-016, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (928090) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/ms07-016.mspx.
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-027, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (931768) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms07-027.mspx.
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-033, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (933566) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms07-033.mspx.
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-045, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (937143) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms07-045.mspx.
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-057, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (939653) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS07-057.mspx.
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-069, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (942615) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms07-069.mspx.
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-010, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (944533) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-010.mspx.
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-024, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (947864) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-024.mspx.
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-031, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (950759) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS08-031.mspx.
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-045, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (953838) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-045.mspx.
• BID-10690: Microsoft Internet Explorer Popup.show Mouse Event Hijacking Vulnerability
• CVE-2004-0841: Internet Explorer 6.x allows remote attackers to install arbitrary programs via mousedown events that call the Popup.show method and use drag-and-drop actions in a popup window, aka HijackClick 3 and the Script in Image Tag File Download Vulnerability.
• OSVDB ID: 7774: Microsoft IE Popup.show() Click Hijack (HijackClick 3)
• SA12048: Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities
• SECTRACK ID: 1010679: Microsoft Internet Explorer Access Control Flaw in popup.show() Lets Remote Users Execute Mouse-Click Actions
• US-CERT VU#413886: Microsoft Internet Explorer allows mouse events to manipulate window objects and perform drag and drop operations

Reported:

Jul 12, 2004

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