74498 : Microsoft IE Shift JIS Character Sequence Parsing Cross-domain Remote Information Disclosure
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2011-08-09

Description

<em style='font-weight:bold;'>(Description Provided by <a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2011-1962" target="_blank">CVE</a>)</em> : Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 9 does not properly handle unspecified character sequences, which allows remote attackers to read content from a different (1) domain or (2) zone via a crafted web site that triggers "inactive filtering," aka "Shift JIS Character Encoding Vulnerability."

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access, Context Dependent
Attack Type: Information Disclosure
Impact: Loss of Confidentiality
Solution: Patch / RCS
Exploit: Exploit Public
Disclosure: Vendor Verified, Uncoordinated Disclosure
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

Currently, there are no known workarounds or upgrades to correct this issue. However, Microsoft has released a patch to address this vulnerability. Check the Microsoft Security Bulletin in the references section.

Products

Unknown or Incomplete

References

CVE ID: 2011-1962 (see also: NVD)
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 2559049
Secunia Advisory ID: 45169
Related OSVDB ID: 74494 74495 74496 74497 74499 74500
Microsoft Security Bulletin: MS11-057

Credit

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CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 4.3
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2011-08-11 | Disagree?

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