Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 omits high-bit URL-encoded characters when displaying the address bar, which allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar via a URL with a domain name that differs from an important domain name only in these characters, as demonstrated by using exam%A9ple.com to spoof example.com, aka MSRC ticket MSRC7900.
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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Updated: 2024-08-07T10:31:27.145Z

Reserved: 2008-10-29T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2008-4788

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Status : Deferred

Published: 2008-10-29T15:31:35.477

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2008-4788

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