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Microsoft Internet Explorer "createTextRange()" Code Execution

Via Secunia.

Secunia Research has discovered a vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the processing of the "createTextRange()" method call applied on a radio button control. This can be exploited by e.g. a malicious web site to corrupt memory in a way, which allows the program flow to be redirected to the heap.

Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.

The vulnerability has been confirmed on a fully patched system with Internet Explorer 6.0 and Microsoft Windows XP SP2. The vulnerability has also been confirmed in Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2 Preview. Other versions may also be affected.

Solution:
Do not visit untrusted web sites.

NOTE: The vendor is currently working on a patch.

posted by Fergie @ 3/22/2006 10:10:00 AM