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Microsoft Internet Explorer DisableCachingOfSSLPages Weakness

Title : Microsoft Internet Explorer DisableCachingOfSSLPages Weakness
Advisory ID : FrSIRT/ADV-2008-1470
CVE ID : CVE-2008-2159
Rated as : Low Risk

Remotely Exploitable : No
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2008-05-13

Advisory Details

Description

Affected Products

Solution

References

Technical Description

A weakness has been identified in Microsoft Internet Explorer, which could be exploited by local attackers to gain knowledge of sensitive information [...]

References

http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2008/1470
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/468843

Credits

Vulnerability reported by Bill KNox (MITRE).

ChangeLog

2008-05-13 : Initial release

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