Title: Microsoft IE FTP Server Response Parsing Memory Corruption
Info
Disclosure
Feb 13, 2007
Discovery
Aug 16, 2006
Dates
Exploit
Mar 09, 2007
Solution
Unknown
Description
A remote overflow exists in Internet Explorer. The wininet.dll FTP client fails to validate FTP server responses resulting in a heap overflow. With a specially crafted server response, an attacker can cause arbitrary code execution resulting in a loss of integrity.
Classification
Location:
Remote / Network Access
Attack Type:
Input Manipulation
Impact:
Loss of Integrity
Exploit:
Exploit Public,
Exploit Private
Solution
Currently, there are no known workarounds or upgrades to correct this issue. However, Microsoft has released a patch to address this vulnerability.