HTTP: Microsoft Internet Explorer Shift JIS Character Encoding Information Disclosure
This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability against Microsoft Internet Explorer. A successful attack can lead to unauthorized information disclosure.
Extended Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 10 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving incorrect auto-selection of the Shift JIS encoding, leading to cross-domain scrolling events, aka "Shift JIS Character Encoding Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-0015.
Affected Products
Microsoft internet_explorer
References
CVE: CVE-2013-3166
Short Name
HTTP:STC:IE:JIS-CHAR-INFO-DISC
Severity
Minor
Recommended
False
Recommended Action
Drop
Category
HTTP
Keywords
CVE-2013-0015 CVE-2013-3166 Character Disclosure Encoding Explorer Information Internet JIS Microsoft Shift
Release Date
02/12/2013
Supported Platforms
srx-branch-12.3
srx-19.3
srx-branch-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.2
srx-branch-19.4
vsrx-19.4
mx-12.3
mx-19.4
vmx-19.4
mx-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.4
srx-19.4
vsrx-12.3
vmx-19.3
vsrx-19.2
srx-12.3
Sigpack Version
3761
False Positive
Unknown
Vendors
Microsoft
CVSS Score
4.3