Microsoft Internet Explorer DataSourceControl Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	19069
Class:	Boundary Condition Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Jul 19 2006 12:00AM
Updated:	Jul 20 2006 05:47PM
Credit:	H D Moore is credited with the discovery of this issue.
Vulnerable:	Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP2 - do not use
Not Vulnerable:

Microsoft Internet Explorer DataSourceControl Denial of Service Vulnerability

Internet Explorer is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability.

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to crash Internet Explorer and deny service to users.

Internet Explorer 6 SP2 is prone to this issue; other versions may also be vulnerable.

Microsoft Internet Explorer DataSourceControl Denial of Service Vulnerability

Attackers can exploit this issue by enticing a user to visit a webpage.

The following exploit is available:

• /data/vulnerabilities/exploits/datasourcecontrol-jul19-2006.html

Microsoft Internet Explorer DataSourceControl Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected]:[email protected].

Microsoft Internet Explorer DataSourceControl Denial of Service Vulnerability

References:

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 Home Page (Microsoft)
  
• MoBB #19: DataSourceControl getDataMemberName (Browser Fun)