CVE-2007-3091

Summary

CVECVE-2007-3091
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2007-06-06 21:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionRace 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."

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.1 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-362 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 All All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 sp1 All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 All sp4 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server sp1 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server sp1 All itanium All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server sp1 All x64 All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server sp2 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server sp2 All itanium All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server sp2 All x64 All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2008 - - x32 All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2008 - - x64 All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2008 - sp2 itanium All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2008 - sp2 x64 All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2008 - sp2 x86 All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Vista All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Vista All sp1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Vista - - x64 All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Vista - sp1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Vista - sp2 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All sp2 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All sp2 professional All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All sp2 professional_x64 All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA09-160A -- Microsoft Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.us-cert.gov US Government Resource
osvdb.org/38497 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
wrong number (404) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lcamtuf.coredump.cx
SecurityReason - Assorted browser vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securityreason.com
osvdb.org/54944 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org
Internet Explorer Page Loading Race Condition and URL Spoofing - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-019 - Critical | Microsoft Docs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 docs.microsoft.com
Microsoft Internet Explorer JavaScript Cross Domain Information Disclosure Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Patch
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-06/0026.html af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 archives.neohapsis.com
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Microsoft Internet Explorer Input Validation Hole Permits Cross-Site Scripting Attacks af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#471361 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org US Government Resource
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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