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JVNDB-2011-000037

Clipboard contents alteration vulnerability in Internet Explorer

Overview

Internet Explorer contains a vulnerability in which the contents of the clipboard may be altered.

Internet Explorer contains a vulnerability in which the contents of the clipboard may be altered. As a result, when Internet Explorer is used with certain settings, the contents of the clipboard may be read or written from a website.

stardust hoshikuzu reported this vulnerability to IPA.
JPCERT/CC coordinated with the developer under Information Security Early Warning Partnership.
CVSS Severity (What is CVSS?)

CVSS V2 Severity:
Base Metrics 5.8 (Medium) [IPA Score]
  • Access Vector: Network
  • Access Complexity: Medium
  • Authentication: None
  • Confidentiality Impact: Partial
  • Integrity Impact: Partial
  • Availability Impact: None
Affected Products


Microsoft Corporation
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 and earlier

For more information, refer to the developer's website.
Impact

Contents contained in the clipboard may be leaked or altered.
Solution

[Update the software]
Update to the latest version according to the information provided by the developer.
Vendor Information

Microsoft Corporation
CWE (What is CWE?)

  1. No Mapping(CWE-Other) [IPA Evaluation]
CVE (What is CVE?)

References

  1. JVN : JVN#63451350
Revision History

  • [2011/06/16]
      Web page published

Date Public2011/06/15
Date First Published2011/06/16
Date Last Updated2011/06/16