MacOS File URL Execution Vulnerability

vendor:

Internet Explorer

by:

SecurityFocus

7.5

CVSS

HIGH

File URL Execution

CWE

Product Name: Internet Explorer

Affected Version From: Internet Explorer 5.1

Affected Version To: Internet Explorer 5.1

Patch Exists: NO

Related CWE: N/A

CPE: a:microsoft:internet_explorer

Metasploit: N/A

Other Scripts: N/A

Tags: N/A

CVSS Metrics: N/A

Nuclei References: N/A

Nuclei Metadata: N/A

Platforms Tested: MacOS 8 and 9

2002

MacOS File URL Execution Vulnerability

A vulnerability has been discovered in MacOS systems running Internet Explorer 5.1 and earlier. File URLs may be used by a malicious webmaster to execute programs on a web user's local system. The exact path to the location of the file must be known. This includes being able to anticipate the name of a particular user's hard drive. This issue may be exploited to execute 'Speakable Items' in MacOS 8 and 9. This issue may also be exploitable through maliciously crafted HTML-enabled e-mail.

Mitigation:

Users should avoid visiting untrusted websites and should not open HTML-enabled e-mails from untrusted sources.

Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3935/info

A vulnerability has been discovered in MacOS systems running Internet Explorer 5.1 and earlier. MacOS X is not affected by this issue.

File URLs may be used by a malicious webmaster to execute programs on a web user's local system. The exact path to the location of the file must be known. This includes being able to anticipate the name of a particular user's hard drive.

This issue may be exploited to execute "Speakable Items" in MacOS 8 and 9.

This issue may also be exploitable through maliciously crafted HTML-enabled e-mail. 

<META HTTP-EQUIV="refresh" CONTENT="1; URL=file:///Macintosh%20HD/System%20Folder/Speakable%20Items/Put%20Computer%20To%20Sleep">