Vulnerability 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://127.0.0.1 URL, 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.
CVSS Score
MEDIUM
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Internet Explorer | 6 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2003 | All versions |
| Microsoft | Windows Xp | All versions |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 | All versions |
| Microsoft | Windows Vista | All versions |
| Microsoft | Windows 2000 | All versions |
| Microsoft | Windows 2003 Server | All versions |
| Microsoft | Windows 7 | - |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2010/02/03/security-advisory-980088-releas
- http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?n&storyid=8152
- http://osvdb.org/62156
- http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100089747
- http://www.coresecurity.com/content/internet-explorer-dynamic-object-tagExploit
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/980088.mspxVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509345/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38055
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38056
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-159B.htmlUS Government Resource
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-03
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3
- http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2010/02/03/security-advisory-980088-releas
- http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?n&storyid=8152
- http://osvdb.org/62156
FAQ
What is CVE-2010-0255?
CVE-2010-0255 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.3 (MEDIUM). 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 ...
How severe is CVE-2010-0255?
CVE-2010-0255 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 4.3/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2010-0255?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Xp, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Vista.