CVE-2008-1448
HIGHEPSS 98th pctlDescription
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."
CVSS v2 Vector
No CVSS vector data available.
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 98% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121915960406986&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31415
- http://www.coresecurity.com/content/internet-explorer-zone-elevation
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495458/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30585
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020679
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020680
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-225A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2352
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-048
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5886
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