# CVE-2007-3091: Race condition in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1; 6 and 7 for Windows XP SP2 and SP3; 6 and 7 for Server 2003 SP2; 7 for Vista Gold, SP1,

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2007-06-06 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Race condition in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1; 6 and 7 for Windows XP SP2 and SP3; 6 and 7 for Server 2003 SP2; 7 for Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2; and 7 for Server 2008 SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or perform other actions upon a page transition, with the permissions of the old page and the content of the new page, as demonstrated by setInterval functions that set location.href within a try/catch expression, aka the "bait & switch vulnerability" or "Race Condition Cross-Domain Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

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## References

- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1538
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25564
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-019
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24283
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/471361
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1018192
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-06/0026.html
- http://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/ierace/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/470446/100/0/threaded
- http://osvdb.org/54944
- http://osvdb.org/38497
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2064
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6041
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-160A.html
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2781
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34696

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