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Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2008-1448

Original release date:08/13/2008

Last revised:03/04/2009

Source: US-CERT/NIST

Overview

The MHTML protocol handler in a component of Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 SP2 and 6 through SP1, and Windows Mail, does not assign the correct Internet Explorer Security Zone to UNC share pathnames, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and read arbitrary files via an mhtml: URI in conjunction with a redirection, aka "URL Parsing Cross-Domain Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

CVSS v2 Base Score:7.1 (HIGH) (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N) (legend)

Impact Subscore: 6.9

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: TA08-225A

Name: TA08-225A

Hyperlink:http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-225A.html

External Source: BID

Name: 30585

Type: Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30585

External Source: MS

Name: MS08-048

Type: Advisory; Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-048.mspx

External Source: SECUNIA