PT-2008-5998 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer

Published 2008-10-29 · Updated 2018-10-11 · CVE-2008-4788

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

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

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

Description The issue allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar by omitting high-bit URL-encoded characters when displaying the address bar. This can be achieved via a URL with a domain name that differs from an important domain name only in these characters. For example, using exam%A9ple.com to spoof example.com.

Recommendations For Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6, consider updating to a newer version to mitigate the risk of address bar spoofing. As a temporary workaround, users should be cautious when clicking on links from untrusted sources and verify the authenticity of websites by checking the URL in the address bar.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-4788

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4788 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/497827/100/0/threaded · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46235 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/497825/100/0/threaded · Note