Vulnerability Note VU#813208

Microsoft Internet Explorer does not properly render input type tag

Overview

Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) does not properly render an input type tag, allowing a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.

I. Description

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-032 briefly describes

...a flaw in the way Internet Explorer renders Web pages that could cause the browser or Outlook Express to fail. Internet Explorer does not properly render an input type tag. A user visiting an attacker's Web site could allow the attacker to exploit the vulnerability by viewing the site. In addition, an attacker could craft a specially formed HTML based e-mail that could cause Outlook Express to fail when the e-mail was opened or previewed.

This is the only information available about this vulnerability.

II. Impact

By convincing a victim to view a specially crafted HTML document (web page, HTML email) , a remote attacker could cause a denial of service.

III. Solution

Apply patch

Apply 822925 or a more recent cumulative patch for IE. See Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-032.

Systems Affected

Vendor	Status	Date Notified	Date Updated
Microsoft Corporation	Vulnerable	26-Aug-2003

References

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-032.asp

Credit

This vulnerability was reported by Microsoft.

This document was written by Art Manion.

Other Information

Date Public:	2003-08-20
Date First Published:	2003-08-26
Date Last Updated:	2003-09-03
CERT Advisory:	CA-2003-22
CVE-ID(s):
NVD-ID(s):
US-CERT Technical Alerts:
Metric:	3.64
Document Revision:	12

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