Short Name |
HTTP:STC:IE:IFRAME-NAME-OF |
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Severity |
High |
Recommended |
No |
Recommended Action |
Drop |
Category |
HTTP |
Keywords |
Internet Explorer Malformed IFRAME Buffer Overflow |
Release Date |
2004/11/03 |
Update Number |
1213 |
Supported Platforms |
idp-4.0+, isg-3.1.134269+, j-series-9.5+, mx-9.4+, srx-9.2+, srx-branch-9.4+, vsrx-12.1+ |
This signature detects an HTML document containing a maliciously crafted IFRAME tag. Attackers can place this document on a malicious Web server to exploit clients that attempt to view the document using Microsoft Internet Explorer.
Microsoft Internet Explorer is reported prone to a remote buffer overflow vulnerability. This issue presents itself due to insufficient boundary checks performed by the application and results in arbitrary code execution or a denial of service. This issue does not affect the following Internet Explorer 6 versions: - Internet Explorer 6 for Windows Server 2003 - Internet Explorer 6 for Windows Server 2003 64-Bit Edition and Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Version 2003 - Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP Service Pack 2