[32756] in bugtraq
Internet Explorer URL parsing vulnerability
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (John W. Noerenberg II)
Tue Dec 9 14:48:18 2003
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From: "John W. Noerenberg II" <jwn2@qualcomm.com>
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This exploit also applies to the Macintosh version of Explorer v5.2.3(5815.1)
>From: <bugtraq@zapthedingbat.com>
>To: bugtraq@securityfocus.com
>Subject: Internet Explorer URL parsing vulnerability
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>Internet Explorer URL parsing vulnerability
>Vendor Notified 09 December, 2003
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># Vulnerability ##########
>There is a flaw in the way that Internet Explorer displays URLs in
>the address bar.
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>By opening a specially crafted URL an attacker can open a page that
>appears to be from a different domain from the current location.
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># Exploit ##########
>By opening a window using the http://user@domain nomenclature an
>attacker can hide the real location of the page by including a 0x01
>character after the "@" character.
>Internet Explorer doesn't display the rest of the URL making the
>page appear to be at a different domain.
>
># POC ##########
>http://www.zapthedingbat.com/security/ex01/vun1.htm
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># Tested ##########
>Internet Explorer
>Version 6.0.2800.1106C0
>Updates: SP1, Q810847, Q810351, Q822925, Q330994, Q828750, Q824145
>
># Credit ##########
>Zap The Dingbat
>http://www.zapthedingbat.com/
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john noerenberg
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