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Vulnerability Note VU#197852

Microsoft Internet Explorer fails to properly interpret HTML with certain layout combinations

Overview

A vulnerability in the way Microsoft Internet Explorer interprets malformed Web pages may lead to execution of arbitrary code.

I. Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer contatins a vulnerabilty that could be exploited when Internet Explorer attempts to interpret specially crafted Web pages. According to Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-067:

    When Internet Explorer handles specially crafted HTML with certain HTML layout combinations it may corrupt system memory in such a way that an attacker could execute arbitrary code.

II. Impact

A remote, unauthenticated attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the affected user or cause a denial-of-service condition.

III. Solution

Update

Microsoft has released an update to address this issue. See Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-067 for more details.

Workarounds

Microsoft recommends the following workarounds to mitigate this vulnerability:

  • Read and send email in plain text format
  • Disable active scripting

Please see Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-067 for details on these workarounds.

Systems Affected
VendorStatusDate NotifiedDate Updated
Microsoft CorporationVulnerable14-Nov-2006

References


http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-067.mspx
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-041.html

Credit

This vulnerability was reported in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-067. Microsoft credits Sam Thomas, working with TippingPoint and the Zero Day Initiative for reporting this issue.

This document was written by Chris Taschner.

Other Information

Date Public:2006-11-14
Date First Published:2006-11-15
Date Last Updated:2006-11-17
CERT Advisory: 
CVE-ID(s):CVE-2006-4687
NVD-ID(s):CVE-2006-4687
US-CERT Technical Alerts: 
Metric:27.00
Document Revision:14

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