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Microsoft Internet Explorer Information Disclosure Vulnerability (980088)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Windows
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
4.3
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
14 years ago
Modified
Modified
4 years ago
Summary
The host is installed with Internet Explorer and is prone to Information Disclosure vulnerability. This NVT has been replaced by OID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.902191.
Insight
Insight
The issue is due to the browser failing to prevent local content from being rendered as HTML via the 'file://' protocol, which could allow attackers to access files with an already known filename and location on a vulnerable system.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Internet Explorer Version 5.x, 6.x, 7.x, 8.x
Solution
Solution
Apply the patch from the referenced advisory.