[security-alerts] FW: [SA19738] Internet Explorer "mhtml:" Redirection Disclosure of Sensitive Information

["Kazennov, Vladimir" <Vladimir.Kazennov@xxxxxxxxxx>]

> 
> TITLE:
> Internet Explorer "mhtml:" Redirection Disclosure of Sensitive
> Information
> 
> SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
> SA19738
> 
> VERIFY ADVISORY:
> http://secunia.com/advisories/19738/
> 
> CRITICAL:
> Less critical
> 
> IMPACT:
> Exposure of sensitive information
> 
> WHERE:
> From remote
> 
> SOFTWARE:
> Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.x
> http://secunia.com/product/11/
> 
> DESCRIPTION:
> codedreamer has discovered a vulnerability in Internet Explorer,
> which can be exploited by malicious people to disclose potentially
> sensitive information.
> 
> The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the handling of
> redirections for URLs with the "mhtml:" URI handler. This can be
> exploited to access documents served from another web site.
> 
> Secunia has constructed a test, which is available at:
> http://secunia.com/Internet_Explorer_Arbitrary_Content_Disclos
> ure_Vulnerability_Test/
> 
> The vulnerability has been confirmed on a fully patched system with
> Internet Explorer 6.0 and Microsoft Windows XP SP2. Other versions
> may also be affected.
> 
> SOLUTION:
> Disable active scripting support.
> 
> PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
> codedreamer