27855 : Microsoft IE document.getElementByID Crafted CSS Arbitrary Code Execution
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Views This Week	Views All Time	Added to OSVDB	Last Modified	Modified (since 2008)	Percent Complete
2	791	over 5 years ago	about 1 year ago	2 times	100%

Timeline

Vendor Informed Date	Disclosure Date
2006-06-14	2006-08-08

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer contains a flaw that may allow a malicious user to execute arbitrary code. The issue is triggered when a user accesses a malicious web site that contains JavaScript. It is possible that the flaw may allow to execute arbitrary code resulting in a loss of integrity.

Classification

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

Technical

The specific vulnerability exists due to improper handling of CSS class
values. Accessing a specially crafted CSS element via
document.getElementByID causes a memory corruption eventually leading
to code execution.

Solution

Microsoft has released a patch to address this issue. Additionally, it is possible to correct the flaw by implementing the following workaround(s):
Disable active scripting.

Products

Microsoft Corporation

Internet Explorer

References

Security Tracker: 1016663
CERT VU: 119180
Bugtraq ID: 19312
CVE ID: 2006-3450 (see also: NVD)
Secunia Advisory ID: 21396
Related OSVDB ID: 27850 27851 27852 27853 27854
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 918899
VUPEN Advisory: ADV-2006-3212
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-08/0146.html
News Article: http://www.techworld.com/security/news/index.cfm?newsID=6581
Other Advisory URL: http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-027.html
Microsoft Security Bulletin: MS06-042

Tools & Filters

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Credit

Sam Thomas - Zero Day Initiative (ZDI)

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 7.5
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2006-08-09 | Disagree?

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