Microsoft Internet Explorer URI Redirection Security Bypass
Severity: CRITICAL
CVE Identifier: CVE-2010-0255
Advisory Date: FEB 15, 2011
DESCRIPTION
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4, 6, 6 SP1, 7, and 8 does not prevent rendering of non-HTML local files as HTML documents, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and read arbitrary files via vectors involving JavaScript exploit code that constructs a reference to a file://127.0.01URL, aka the dynamic OBJECT tag vulnerability, as demonstrated by obtaining the data from an index.dat file, a variant of CVE-2009-1140 and related to CVE-2008-1448.
TREND MICRO PROTECTION INFORMATION
Trend Micro Deep Security shields networks through Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) rules. Trend Micro customers using OfficeScan with Intrusion Defense Firewall (IDF) plugin are also protected from attacks using these vulnerabilities. Please refer to the filter number and filter name when applying appropriate DPI and/or IDF rules.
SOLUTION
Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Number: 1003963
Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Name: 1003963 - Microsoft Internet Explorer URI Redirection Security Bypass
AFFECTED SOFTWARE AND VERSION
- microsoft ie 5.01
- microsoft ie 6
- microsoft ie 7
- microsoft ie 8
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