CVE - CVE-2008-4787

CVE-ID
CVE-2008-4787	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
Visual truncation vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar via a URL with a hostname containing many   (Non-Blocking Space character) sequences, which are rendered as whitespace, aka MSRC ticket MSRC7899, a related issue to CVE-2003-1025.
References
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BID:31960 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31960 BUGTRAQ:20081027 Re: Writeup by Amit Klein (Trusteer): Address Bar Spoofing for IE6 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497827/100/0/threaded BUGTRAQ:20081027 Writeup by Amit Klein (Trusteer): Address Bar Spoofing for IE6 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497825/100/0/threaded XF:ie-nbsp-addressbar-spoofing(46234) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46234
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Entry Created
20081029	Disclaimer: The entry creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20081029)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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