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