National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2006-2111
Original release date:05/01/2006
Last revised:09/05/2008
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
A component in Microsoft Outlook Express 6 allows remote attackers to bypass domain restrictions and obtain sensitive information via redirections with the mhtml: URI handler, as originally reported for Internet Explorer 6 and 7, aka "URL Redirect Cross Domain Information Disclosure Vulnerability."
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
2.9
Exploitability Subscore:
8.6
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable; Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
Access Complexity: Medium
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information
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US-CERT Technical Alert: TA07-163A
Name: TA07-163A
US-CERT Vulnerability Note: VU#783761
Name: VU#783761
External Source: XF
Name: ie-mhtml-information-disclosure(26281)
External Source: BID
Name: 17717
External Source: HP
Name: HPSBST02231
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20061025 IE7 status: 8 days after release, 3 unfixed issues
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20061026 IE7 is a Source of Problem - Secunia IE7 Release Incident of October 2006
External Source: OSVDB
Name: 25073
External Source: MS
Name: MS07-034
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2007-2154
Type: Advisory
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2006-1558
Type: Advisory
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1016005
External Source: MISC
Name: http://secunia.com/Internet_Explorer_Arbitrary_Content_Disclosure_Vulnerability_Test/
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 22477
Type: Advisory
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 19738
Type: Advisory
US Government Resource: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1605
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1605
Type: Tool Signature