RE: New URL spoofing bug in Microsoft Internet Explorer

Windows XP SP2 (IE 6.0.2900.2180.xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
Has no problem - the status bar says Google and the click goes to Google

Larry Seltzer
eWEEK.com Security Center Editor
http://security.eweek.com/
http://blog.ziffdavis.com/seltzer
larryseltzer@ziffdavis.com 
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Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 5:38 PM
To: bugtraq@securityfocus.com
Subject: New URL spoofing bug in Microsoft Internet Explorer

New URL spoofing bug in Microsoft Internet Explorer

There is a security bug in Internet Explorer 6.0.2800.1106 (fully
patched), which allowes to show any faked target-address in the status
bar of the window.

The example below will display a faked URL ("http://www.microsoft.com/";)
in the status bar of the window, if you move your mouse over the link.
Click on the link and IE will go to "http://www.google.com/"; and NOT to
"http://www.microsoft.com/"; .

<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/";><table><tr><td><a
href="http://www.google.com/";>Click here</td></tr></table></a>

Description: Microsoft Internet Explorer can't handle links surrounded
by a table and an other link correct.

The bug can be exploited using HTML mail message too.

Affected software: Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Outlook
Express, ...

Workaround: Don't click on non-trusted links. Or right-click on links to
see the real target. Or use Copy-and-Paste.


Regards,
Benjamin Tobias Franz
Germany