Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.22, and other 5 through 6 SP1 versions, sends Referer headers containing https:// URLs in requests for http:// URLs, which allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information by reading Referer log data.
The download function of Internet Explorer 6 SP1 allows remote attackers to obtain the cache directory name via an HTTP response with an invalid ContentType and a .htm file, which could allow remote attackers to bypass security mechanisms that rely on random names, as demonstrated by threadid10008.
The Custom HTTP Errors capability in Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5 and 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute script in the Local Zone via an argument to shdocvw.dll that causes a "javascript:" link to be generated.
Cross-site scripting (XSS) in Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0, possibly in a component that is also used by other Microsoft products, allows remote attackers to insert arbitrary web script via an XML file that contains a parse error, which inserts the script in the resulting error message.
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5 and 6.0 does not properly check the Cascading Style Sheet input parameter for Modal dialogs, which allows remote attackers to read files on the local system via a web page containing script that creates a dialog and then accesses the target files, aka "Modal Dialog script execution."
The file upload control in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6.0 allows remote attackers to automatically upload files from the local system via a web page containing a script to upload the files.
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 and possibly others allows remote attackers to upload arbitrary file contents when users press a key corresponding to the JavaScript (1) event.ctrlKey or (2) event.shiftKey onkeydown event contained in a webpage. NOTE: it was reported that the vendor has disputed the severity of this issue.
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in ftp.htt in Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0, when running on Windows 2000 with "Enable folder view for FTP sites" and "Enable Web content in folders" selected, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the hostname portion of an FTP URL.
Internet Explorer 5.0, 5.0.1 and 5.5 with JavaScript execution enabled allows remote attackers to determine the existence of arbitrary files via a script tag with a src parameter that references a non-JavaScript file, then using the onError event handler to monitor the results.
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0.1 through 6.0 on Windows 2000 or Windows XP allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an OBJECT tag that contains a crafted CLASSID (CLSID) value of "CLSID:00022613-0000-0000-C000-000000000046".
wininet.dll in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (unhandled exception and crash) via a long Content-Type header, which triggers a stack overflow.
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 through 6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted layout combinations involving DIV tags and HTML CSS float properties that trigger memory corruption, aka "HTML Rendering Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Microsoft Internet Explorer before 8 uses the HTTP Host header to determine the context of a document provided in a (1) 4xx or (2) 5xx CONNECT response from a proxy server, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary web script by modifying this CONNECT response, aka an "SSL tampering" attack.
The JavaScript implementation in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0 and earlier does not properly restrict the set of values contained in the object returned by the getComputedStyle method, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information about visited web pages by calling this method.
Internet Explorer 5.x and Microsoft Outlook allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by redirecting the contents of an IFRAME using the DHTML Edit Control (DHTMLED).
Internet Explorer 6 and earlier allows remote attackers to create chromeless windows using the Javascript window.createPopup method, which could allow attackers to simulate a victim's display and conduct unauthorized activities or steal sensitive data via social engineering.
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 and earlier allows malicious website operators to cause a denial of service (client crash) via JavaScript that continually refreshes the window via self.location.
Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0 allow remote attackers to read certain files via HTML that passes information from a frame in the client's domain to a frame in the web site's domain, a variant of the "Frame Domain Verification" vulnerability.
Internet Explorer 5.50.4134.0100 on Windows ME with "Prompt to allow cookies to be stored on your machine" enabled does not warn a user when a cookie is set using Javascript.
Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6 with the Q312461 (MS01-055) patch modifies the HTTPUSERAGENT (UserAgent) information that indicates that the patch has been installed, which could allow remote malicious web sites to more easily identify and exploit vulnerable clients.
Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0 allows remote attackers to read and modify user cookies via Javascript in an about: URL, aka the "First Cookie Handling Vulnerability."
Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0 allows remote attackers to read and modify user cookies via Javascript, aka the "Second Cookie Handling Vulnerability."
Internet Explorer 5.5 does not display the Class ID (CLSID) when it is at the end of the file name, which could allow attackers to trick the user into executing dangerous programs by making it appear that the document is of a safe file type.
Internet Explorer 5.5 and earlier does not properly verify the domain of a frame within a browser window, which allows remote web site operators to read certain files on the client by sending information from a local frame to a frame in a different domain, aka a variant of the "Frame Domain Verification" vulnerability.
Internet Explorer 5.5 and earlier does not properly verify the domain of a frame within a browser window, which allows remote web site operators to read certain files on the client by sending information from a local frame to a frame in a different domain using MSScriptControl.ScriptControl and GetObject, aka a variant of the "Frame Domain Verification" vulnerability.
Internet Explorer 5.5 and earlier does not properly validate digital certificates when Certificate Revocation List (CRL) checking is enabled, which could allow remote attackers to spoof trusted web sites, aka the "Server certificate validation vulnerability."
Windows Scripting Host in Internet Explorer 5.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via the GetObject Javascript function and the htmlfile ActiveX object.
Internet Explorer 5.5 and earlier executes Telnet sessions using command line arguments that are specified by the web site, which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands if the IE client is using the Telnet client provided in Services for Unix (SFU) 2.0, which creates session transcripts.
The Print Templates feature in Internet Explorer 5.5 executes arbitrary custom print templates without prompting the user, which could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary ActiveX controls, aka the "Browser Print Template" vulnerability.
The Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) implementation in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0 and earlier does not properly handle the :visited pseudo-class, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information about visited web pages via a crafted HTML document, a related issue to CVE-2010-2264.