28132 : Microsoft IE HTTP 1.1 URL Parsing Overflow
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Last Modified
8 months ago

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Disclosure
Aug 23, 2006

Discovery
Unknown

Dates

Exploit
Unknown

Solution
Unknown

Description

 A remote overflow exists in Microsoft's Internet Explorer. Internet Explorer fails to correctly handle a long URL using HTTP 1.1 compression resulting in a buffer overflow. With a specially crafted request, an attacker can execute arbitrary code resulting in a loss of integrity.

Classification

 Location: Remote/Network Access Required
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Solution

 Currently, there are no known workarounds or upgrades to correct this issue. However, Microsoft has released a patch to address this vulnerability.

Products
Microsoft Corporation
Watch-list
Internet Explorer
Watch-list
 6.0 SP1

References

Credit
  • Dejan Kovacevic - Bold Internet Solutions
  • Derek Soeder - dsoederBrand New Doo Dooeeye.com - eEye Digital Security
  • Hu Qianwei -   -

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