OSVDB ID: 32119

Title: Microsoft IE Cross Domain Charset Inheritance Weakness

Info

Disclosure

Feb 23, 2007

Discovery

Oct 11, 2006

Dates

Exploit

Unknown

Solution

Unknown

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer contains a flaw that allows a remote cross site scripting attack. This flaw exists due to the way a browser handles character sets when none is defined by the initial webpage. This could allow a malicious user to create a specially crafted iframe that would execute arbitrary code in the user's browser, leading to a loss of integrity.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Solution Unknown
Exploit: Exploit Unknown

Solution

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

Products

Microsoft Corporation

Internet Explorer

7

References

Credit

  • Stefan Esser - sesserhardened-php.net - www.hardened-php.net


Direct URL: http://osvdb.org/32119