micael
January 29th, 2002, 07:46 AM
Apple MacOS Internet Explorer File Execution Vulnerability
A vulnerability has been discovered in MacOS systems running Internet Explorer 5.0 and earlier. MacOS X is not affected by this issue.
File URLs may be used by a malicious webmaster to execute programs on a web user's local system. The exact path to the location of the file must be known. This includes being able to anticipate the name of a particular user's hard drive.
This issue may be exploited to execute "Speakable Items" in MacOS 9.0 and later.
This issue may also be exploitable through maliciously crafted HTML-enabled e-mail.
Source: Security Focus (http://www.securityfocus.com/cgi-bin/vulns-item.pl?section=info&id=3935).
A vulnerability has been discovered in MacOS systems running Internet Explorer 5.0 and earlier. MacOS X is not affected by this issue.
File URLs may be used by a malicious webmaster to execute programs on a web user's local system. The exact path to the location of the file must be known. This includes being able to anticipate the name of a particular user's hard drive.
This issue may be exploited to execute "Speakable Items" in MacOS 9.0 and later.
This issue may also be exploitable through maliciously crafted HTML-enabled e-mail.
Source: Security Focus (http://www.securityfocus.com/cgi-bin/vulns-item.pl?section=info&id=3935).