Signature Detail

HTTP: Internet Explorer Stream Header

This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer. An attacker can create a malicious Web site containing Web Pages with dangerous headers, which if accessed by a user, allows the attacker to gain control of the user's client browser.

Extended Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer is prone to a remote code-execution vulnerability. Attackers can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code in the context of the user running the application. Successful exploits will compromise the application and possibly the computer. Failed attacks may cause denial-of-service conditions.

Affected Products

• Microsoft internet_explorer 5.0.1
• 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 5.0.1 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 6.0
• Microsoft internet_explorer 6.0 SP1
• Microsoft internet_explorer 7.0
• Nortel_networks callpilot 1002Rp
• Nortel_networks callpilot 200I
• Nortel_networks callpilot 201I
• Nortel_networks callpilot 702T
• Nortel_networks callpilot 703T
• Nortel_networks contact_center_administration_ccma 6.0
• Nortel_networks contact_center_administration_ccma 7.0
• Nortel_networks contact_center_express
• Nortel_networks contact_center_manager_server
• Nortel_networks contact_center_multimedia
• Nortel_networks contact_center_multimedia_&_outbound 6.0
• Nortel_networks contact_center_multimedia_&_outbound 7.0
• Nortel_networks contact_center_ncc
• Nortel_networks multimedia_comm_mas
• Nortel_networks self-service_mps_100
• Nortel_networks self-service_mps_1000
• Nortel_networks self-service_mps_500
• Nortel_networks self-service_peri_application
• Nortel_networks self-service_peri_workstation
• Nortel_networks self-service_speech_server

References

• BugTraq: 36622
• CVE: CVE-2009-1547