Risk
High
Date Discovered
June 13, 2006
Description
Internet Explorer is prone to remote code execution.
An attacker could exploit this issue to execute code in the context of the user visiting a malicious web page.
Technologies Affected
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0.1
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0.1 SP1
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0.1 SP2
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0.1 SP3
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0.1 SP4
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0.1 for Windows 2000
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0.1 for Windows 95
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0.1 for Windows 98
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0.1 for Windows NT 4.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 SP1
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 SP2
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 preview
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 beta1
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 beta2
Recommendations
Run all software as a nonprivileged user with minimal access rights.
To reduce the impact of latent vulnerabilities, always run non-administrative software as an unprivileged user with minimal access rights.Do not follow links provided by unknown or untrusted sources.
Attackers could exploit this vulnerability by enticing a user to visit a malicious website. Do not follow links provided by sources of questionable integrity.
Microsoft has released an advisory to address this issue.
Credits
John Jones of DISC, State of Kansas is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
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