Overview
A vulnerability in the cross-domain frame security model of Internet Explorer may allow remote attackers to view the contents of local files when a user views a malicious web page.
Description
There's a vulnerability in the cross-domain frame security model of Internet Explorer that may allow malicious script to access the content in other frames. Internet Explorer versions 5.01, 5.5 and 6.0 have this vulnerability. By loading the contents of a local file into another frame, a malicious web page author may be able to view the contents of the file. |
Impact
The contents of local files may be exposed to a malicious web page author when a user views the web page in Internet Explorer. The vulnerability may also allow the malicious web page author to view subsequent pages opened by the user. |
Solution
Apply a Patch Microsoft has published patches correcting this vulnerability. The patches are listed in their advisory at: |
Vendor Information
CVSS Metrics
| Group | Score | Vector |
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References
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Zentai Peter Aron of Ivy Hungary Ltd for discovering this vulnerability.
This document was written by Cory F. Cohen.
Other Information
| CVE IDs: | CVE-2002-0052 |
| Severity Metric: | 3.38 |
| Date Public: | 2002-02-21 |
| Date First Published: | 2002-09-27 |
| Date Last Updated: | 2002-09-27 17:48 UTC |
| Document Revision: | 10 |