# CVE-2006-5544: Visual truncation vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar and possibly conduct phish

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2006-10-26 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Visual truncation vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar and possibly conduct phishing attacks via a malicious URL containing non-breaking spaces (%A0), which causes the address bar to omit some characters from the URL.

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20728
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/449917/100/0/threaded
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/347188
- http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2006/10/26/ie-address-bar-issue.aspx
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017122
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22542
- http://secunia.com/internet_explorer_7_popup_address_bar_spoofing_test/
- http://www.osvdb.org/30022
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29827

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