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National Vulnerability Database

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CVE-2008-2948 Detail

Current Description

Cross-domain vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 and 8 allows remote attackers to change the location property of a frame via the Object data type, and use a frame from a different domain to observe domain-independent events, as demonstrated by observing onkeydown events with caballero-listener. NOTE: according to Microsoft, this is a duplicate of CVE-2008-2947, possibly a different attack vector.


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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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Hyperlink Resource
http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=1348
http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=1348
http://secunia.com/advisories/30851 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/30851 Vendor Advisory 
http://sirdarckcat.blogspot.com/2008/05/ghosts-for-ie8-and-ie75730.html
http://sirdarckcat.blogspot.com/2008/05/ghosts-for-ie8-and-ie75730.html
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/cc405107.aspx#EHD
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/cc405107.aspx#EHD
http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/ghost-busters/
http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/ghost-busters/
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/516627 US Government Resource 
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/516627 US Government Resource 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1941/references
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1941/references

Weakness Enumeration

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-2948
NVD Published Date:
06/30/2008
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
MITRE