25073 : Microsoft IE mhtml: Redirection Domain Restriction Bypass
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2006-04-28
Days of Exposure
434 days

Description

Internet Explorer contains a flaw that may allow a malicious user to access documents served from another web site. The issue is caused due to an error in the handling of redirections for URLs with the "mhtml:" URI handler. It is possible that the flaw may allow a malicious website to access properties of a site in an arbitrary external domain in the context of the victim user's browser resulting in a loss of confidentiality.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Information Disclosure
Impact: Loss of Confidentiality
Solution: Solution Unknown
Exploit: Exploit Public
Disclosure: Vendor Verified

Solution

Currently, there are no known upgrades, patches, or workarounds available to correct this issue.

Products

Microsoft Corporation
Internet Explorer
6.0
7.0

References

Tools & Filters

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Credit

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 4.3
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2006-05-01 | Disagree?

Access_vector_2 Access_complexity_1 Authentication_2 Confidentiality_impact_1 Integrity_impact_0 Availability_impact_0

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