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SimliarMethodNameRedir
Automatic Remote Compromise
[Tested]
IEXPLORE.EXE file version 6.0.2800.1106
MSHTML.DLL file version 6.00.2800.1400
Microsoft Windows XP sp2
[Discussion]
At first I thought this vulnerability had something to do with method caching. It doesn't. It
has to do with the security check that internet explorer has in place. Apparently, if a function
is redirected to a function with the same name, it can be called without security restrictions.
If you want to see what I mean, try this:
<script>
var var1=location.assign;
alert("Assign function of the current window:\n"+var1);
var w=window.open("about:blank","_blank");
var var2=w.location.assign;
var w=alert("Assign function of the new window:\n"+var2);
w.close();
</script>
You should get two alerts describing the assign() function as being
function assign(){
[Native code]
}
Notice both functions appear to be the same. My guess is that Internet Explorer checks the two
function names and (maybe) the function code. If it matches, Internet Explorer marks the
function as safe. It doesn't, however, take into account cross-window function calls. That's why
SimilarMethodNameRedir works.
How bad is this problem? Critical. With minimal effort, a malicious website owner could install
viruses or spyware on the visitor's computer. Because theoretically this should work with every
function, the only way that I can think of to fix the problem is to rewrite the whole function
security check that internet explorer has in place. The best way to prevent this vulnerability
is to either disable active scripting or switch to a different browser ;).
The example goes to google.com and executes javascript that displays a messagebox with the
location.href and the document.cookie attributes of the window object.
[Example]
http://freehost07.websamba.com/greyhats/similarmethodnameredir.htm
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