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CVE-2008-4787
Visual truncation vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar via a URL with a hostname containing many &nb…
Public exploit code
Working exploit or proof of concept code has been published for this vulnerability. Treat unpatched systems as at risk.
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 - ' ' Address Bar URI Spoofing2008-10-27 · webapps · php · Verified
Impact
Visual truncation vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar via a URL with a hostname containing many (Non-Blocking Space character) sequences, which are rendered as whitespace, aka MSRC ticket MSRC7899, a related issue to CVE-2003-1025.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Internet Explorer | Version 6 |
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497825/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497827/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31960
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46234
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497825/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497827/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31960
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46234