PT-2007-4678 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer 6+1

Published 2007-06-26 · Updated 2021-07-23 · CVE-2007-3406

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.3

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP SP2

Description The issue allows remote attackers to access arbitrary local files via the file: URI in various attributes of HTML tags, including the src attribute of bgsound, input, EMBED, img, or script tags, the data attribute of an object tag, the value attribute of a param tag, the background attribute of a body tag, or the background:url attribute declared in the BODY parameter of a STYLE tag.

Recommendations For Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP SP2, consider disabling the ability to access local files via the file: URI in the affected attributes as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. Restrict access to sensitive local files to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using the file: URI in the src, data, value, background, or background:url attributes in HTML tags until the issue is resolved.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2007-3406

Affected Products

Internet Explorer 6

Windows Xp

References · 5

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/29619 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://xdisclose.com/XD100099.txt · Exploit
• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/22621 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-3406 · Security Note
• http://osvdb.org/45435 · Note