PT-2008-5997 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer

Published 2008-10-29 · Updated 2018-10-11 · CVE-2008-4787

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.8

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6

Description A visual truncation issue allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar by using a URL with a hostname containing many   (Non-Blocking Space character) sequences, which are rendered as whitespace.

Recommendations For Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6, consider avoiding the use of URLs with many   sequences in the hostname until a fix is available. As a temporary workaround, restrict access to potentially malicious websites to minimize the risk of address bar spoofing.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-4787

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

References · 6

• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/31960 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/32539 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4787 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46234 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/497827/100/0/threaded · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/497825/100/0/threaded · Note