National Cyber-Alert System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2003-1328

Overview

The showHelp() function in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6.0 supports certain types of pluggable protocols that allow remote attackers to bypass the cross-domain security model and execute arbitrary code, aka "Improper Cross Domain Security Validation with ShowHelp functionality."

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

CVSS Version 2 Metrics:

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US-CERT Vulnerability Note: VU#400577

Name: VU#400577

Hyperlink:http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/400577

External Source: MS

Name: MS03-004

Type: Advisory; Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms03-004.asp

External Source: XF

Name: ie-showhelp-zone-bypass(11259)

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11259.php

External Source: BID

Name: 6780

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6780

External Source: CIAC

Name: N-038

Hyperlink:http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-038.shtml

External Source: BUGTRAQ

Name: 20030206 showHelp("file:") disables security in IE - Sandblad advisory #11

Hyperlink:http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-02/0083.html

US Government Resource: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:57

Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:57

Type: Tool Signature

Hyperlink:http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:57