Race condition in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1; 6 and...

Vulnerability Description

Race condition in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1; 6 and 7 for Windows XP SP2 and SP3; 6 and 7 for Server 2003 SP2; 7 for Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2; and 7 for Server 2008 SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or perform other actions upon a page transition, with the permissions of the old page and the content of the new page, as demonstrated by setInterval functions that set location.href within a try/catch expression, aka the "bait & switch vulnerability" or "Race Condition Cross-Domain Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

References

• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1538
• http://secunia.com/advisories/25564
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-019
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24283
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/471361
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1018192
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-06/0026.html
• http://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/ierace/
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/470446/100/0/threaded
• http://osvdb.org/54944
• http://osvdb.org/38497
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2064
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6041
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-160A.html
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2781
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34696