TITLE: Internet Explorer Image Control Status Bar Spoofing Weakness SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA17565 VERIFY ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/17565/ CRITICAL: Not critical IMPACT: Security Bypass WHERE: >From remote SOFTWARE: Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.x http://secunia.com/product/11/ DESCRIPTION: Claudio "Sverx" has discovered a weakness in Internet Explorer, which can be exploited by malicious people to trick users into visiting a malicious website by obfuscating URLs displayed in the status bar. The problem is that the browser fails to show the correct URL in the status bar if an image control has been enclosed in a hyperlink and uses a form to specify the destination URL. This may cause a user to follow a link to a seemingly trusted website when in fact the browser opens a malicious website. This weakness is a variant of: SA13156 Example:
The weakness has been confirmed on a fully patched system with Internet Explorer 6.0 and Microsoft Windows XP SP2. SOLUTION: Do not follow links from untrusted sources. PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY: Claudio "Sverx" OTHER REFERENCES: SA13156: http://secunia.com/advisories/13156/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- About: This Advisory was delivered by Secunia as a free service to help everybody keeping their systems up to date against the latest vulnerabilities. Subscribe: http://secunia.com/secunia_security_advisories/ Definitions: (Criticality, Where etc.) http://secunia.com/about_secunia_advisories/ Please Note: Secunia recommends that you verify all advisories you receive by clicking the link. Secunia NEVER sends attached files with advisories. Secunia does not advise people to install third party patches, only use those supplied by the vendor. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: Secunia Security Advisories http://secunia.com/sec_adv_unsubscribe/?email=packet%40packetstormsecurity.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------