Microsoft Internet Explorer page update cross-domain security bypass
| ie-pageupdate-security-bypass (34696) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Microsoft Internet Explorer could allow a remote attacker to bypass cross-domain security restrictions, caused by a race condition when updating pages across domains. By persuading a victim to visit a specially-crafted Web site, a remote attacker could bypass same-origin policy restrictions to gain unauthorized access to other domains and obtain sensitive information from the system.
Platforms Affected:
- Microsoft, Internet Explorer 6
- Microsoft, Internet Explorer 6 SP1
- Microsoft, Internet Explorer 7
- Microsoft, Windows Server 2008 SP2 32-bit
- Microsoft, Windows Server 2008 x64
- Microsoft, Windows Server 2008 Itanium
- Microsoft, Windows Server 2008 32-bit
- Microsoft, Windows Vista SP1
- Microsoft, Windows Vista SP1 x64
- Microsoft, Windows Vista
- Microsoft, Windows Vista x64
- Microsoft, Windows 2000 SP4
- Microsoft, Windows Server 2003 SP2 X64
- Microsoft, Windows Server 2003 SP2 Itanium
- Microsoft, Windows Server 2003 SP2
- Microsoft, Windows Server 2008 SP2 Itanium
- Microsoft, Windows Server 2008 SP2 X64
- Microsoft, Windows Vista SP2
- Microsoft, Windows Vista SP2 X64
- Microsoft, Windows XP SP2
- Microsoft, Windows XP SP3
- Microsoft, Windows XP SP2 Professional x64
Remedy:
Apply the appropriate patch for your system, as listed in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-033 or MS09-019. See References.
Consequences:
Bypass Security
References:
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Mon Jun 04 2007 - 06:02:40 CDT, Assorted browser vulnerabilities at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-06/0026.html.
- Microsoft Internet Explorer Web site, Internet Explorer: Home Page at http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/ie/default.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 MS09-019, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (969897) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms09-019.mspx.
- NORTEL BULLETIN ID: 2009009559, Rev 1, Nortel Response to Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-019 at http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=932811&poid=.
- ASA-2009-221: MS09-019 Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (969897)
- BID-24283: Microsoft Internet Explorer JavaScript Cross Domain Information Disclosure Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-3091: Race condition in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1; 6 and 7 for Windows XP SP2 and SP3; 6 and 7 for Server 2003 SP2; 7 for Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2; and 7 for Server 2008 SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or perform other actions upon a page transition, with the permissions of the old page and the content of the new page, as demonstrated by setInterval functions that set location.href within a try/catch expression, aka the bait & switch vulnerability or Race Condition Cross-Domain Information Disclosure Vulnerability.
- SA25564: Internet Explorer Page Loading Race Condition and URL Spoofing
- SECTRACK ID: 1018192: Microsoft Internet Explorer Input Validation Hole Permits Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
- US-CERT VU#471361: Microsoft Internet Explorer cross-domain frame race condition
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-2064: Microsoft Internet Explorer Web Page Navigation Cross Domain Scripting Vulnerability
Reported:
Jun 04, 2007
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