Internet Explorer 5.01 through 6.0 does not properly perform security checks on certain encoded characters within a URL, which allows a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information from a user by redirecting the user to another site that has that information, aka Encoded Characters Information Disclosure.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ie | Microsoft | 6.0-sp1 (including) | 6.0-sp1 (including) |
| Internet_explorer | Microsoft | 5.0.1 (including) | 5.0.1 (including) |
| Internet_explorer | Microsoft | 5.0.1-sp1 (including) | 5.0.1-sp1 (including) |
| Internet_explorer | Microsoft | 5.0.1-sp2 (including) | 5.0.1-sp2 (including) |
| Internet_explorer | Microsoft | 5.5 (including) | 5.5 (including) |
| Internet_explorer | Microsoft | 5.5-sp1 (including) | 5.5-sp1 (including) |
| Internet_explorer | Microsoft | 5.5-sp2 (including) | 5.5-sp2 (including) |
| Internet_explorer | Microsoft | 6.0 (including) | 6.0 (including) |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-09/0018.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-09/0030.html
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10039.php
- http://www.osvdb.org/7845
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5610
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-066
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A143
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A471
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A495
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-09/0018.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-09/0030.html
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10039.php
- http://www.osvdb.org/7845
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5610
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-066
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A143
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A471
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A495