Microsoft Internet Explorer UTF8 encoded HTML code execution
| ie-utf8-html-execute-code (26766) |  High Risk |
Description:
Microsoft Internet Explorer could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code, caused by a memory corruption vulnerability regarding the handling of UTF-8 encoded HTML. By creating a malicious Web page containing specially-crafted UTF-8 encoded HTML, a remote attacker could execute arbitrary commands on a victim's system with privileges of the victim, if the attacker could persuade a victim to visit the malicious page.
Consequences:
Gain Access
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 The original bulletin issued by Microsoft has been superseded.
References:
- Internet Security Systems Protection Alert June 13, 2006: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer for June 2006.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-021: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (916281).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-042: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (918899).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-067: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (922760).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-072: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (925454).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-016: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (928090).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-027: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (931768).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-033: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (933566).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-045: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (937143).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-057: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (939653).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-069: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (942615).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-010: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (944533).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-024: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (947864).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-031: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (950759).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-045: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (953838).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-058: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (956390).
- ZDI-06-017: Microsoft Internet Explorer UTF-8 Decoding Heap Overflow Vulnerability.
- ASA-2006-126: Windows Security Updates for June 2006 - (MS06-021 - MS06-032)
- BID-18309: Microsoft Internet Explorer HTML Decoding Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-2382: Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4 and 6 SP1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted UTF-8 encoded HTML that results in size discrepancies during conversion to Unicode, aka HTML Decoding Memory Corruption Vulnerability.
- OSVDB ID: 26443: Microsoft IE UTF-8 Encoded HTML Overflow
- SA20595: Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1016291: Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Memory and Access Control Errors Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- US-CERT VU#136849: Microsoft Internet Explorer UTF-8 decoding vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-2319: Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities (MS06-021)
Platforms Affected:
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
- Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Server SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Server Itanium
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Server SP1 Itanium
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Server x64
- Microsoft Windows XP SP2
- Microsoft Windows XP SP1
- Microsoft Windows XP x64 Professional
Reported:
Jun 13, 2006
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