Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7 information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7. This affects an unknown part. Executing a manipulation can lead to information disclosure. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2008-3474. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7 (Web Browser). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 does not properly determine the domain or security zone of origin of web script, which allows remote attackers to bypass the intended cross-domain security policy and obtain sensitive information via a crafted HTML document, aka "Cross-Domain Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

The issue has been introduced in 03/22/2001. The weakness was published 10/14/2008 (Website). The advisory is available at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-3474 since 08/04/2008. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2763 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 34403 (MS08-058: Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities (956390)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 100063 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Cumulative Security Update (MS08-058)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (45565), Tenable (34403), SecurityFocus (BID 31654†), SecurityTracker (ID 1021047†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-19718†). Similar entries are available at VDB-3744, VDB-44527, VDB-44534 and VDB-44533. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 34403
Nessus Name: MS08-058: Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities (956390)
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OpenVAS ID: 900054
OpenVAS Name: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (956390)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-3474 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-3474
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44530

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X-Force: 45565
SecurityFocus: 31654
SecurityTracker: 1021047 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Flaws Permit Cross-Domain Scripting Attacks and Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 19718 - [MS08-058] Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 Cross-Domain Information Disclosure Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-2809

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 05/26/2025 23:33
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (65), 05/07/2019 12:42 (13), 08/02/2021 13:11 (3), 08/02/2021 13:17 (1), 01/17/2025 18:00 (26), 05/26/2025 23:33 (2)
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