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Sid
3-17115

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Summary:
This event is generated when an attempt is made to exploit a known vulnerability in ie.

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Impact:
Denial of Service. Information disclosure. Loss of integrity. Complete admin access.

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Detailed Information:
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, 7, and 8 does not properly determine the origin of script code, which allows remote attackers to execute script in an unintended domain or security zone, and obtain sensitive information, via unspecified vectors, aka "Event Handler Cross-Domain Vulnerability."

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Affected Systems:
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7
Microsoft Internet Explorer 8

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Attack Scenarios:


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Ease of Attack:
Difficult.

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False Positives:
None known.

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False Negatives:
None known.

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Corrective Action:
Upgrade to the latest non-affected version of the software.

Apply the appropriate vendor supplied patches.

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Contributors:
Sourcefire Vulnerability Research Team
This document was generated from data supplied by the National Vulnerability Database. A product of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
For more information see http://nvd.nist.gov/

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Additional References:

NIST CVE-2010-1258:
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2010-1258
  
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