37638 : Microsoft IE res:// URI Image Object Local File Enumeration
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2007-07-20

Description

<em style='font-weight:bold;'>(Description Provided by <a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2007-4848" target="_blank">CVE</a>)</em> : Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 through 7 allows remote attackers to determine the existence of local files that have associated images via a res:// URI in the src property of a JavaScript Image object, as demonstrated by the URI for a bitmap image resource within a (1) .exe or (2) .dll file.

Classification

Location: Local Access Required
Impact: Loss of Confidentiality
Solution: Solution Unknown
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

OSVDB is not aware of a solution for this vulnerability.

Products

Unknown or Incomplete

References

CVE ID: 2007-4848 (see also: NVD)
Other Advisory URL: http://xs-sniper.com/blog/2007/07/20/more-uri-stuff-ies-resouce-uri/

Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 4.3
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2007-09-13 | Disagree?

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