Visual truncation vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar via a URL with a hostname containing many (Non-Blocking Space character) sequences, which are rendered as whitespace, aka MSRC ticket MSRC7899, a related issue to CVE-2003-1025
Published Oct 29, 2008
5.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 13.62%
Description
Visual truncation vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar via a URL with a hostname containing many (Non-Blocking Space character) sequences, which are rendered as whitespace, aka MSRC ticket MSRC7899, a related issue to CVE-2003-1025.
Affected products
No data.
- 6
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No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (22 key points)
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| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 13.62% (0.13620) | 96.36th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 13.62% (0.13620) | 95.98th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 19, 2025 | 37.40% (0.37400) | 97.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 29, 2025 | 30.45% (0.30455) | 96.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 4, 2025 | 27.83% (0.27833) | 96.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 30.45% (0.30455) | 96.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 32.19% (0.32194) | 95.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 30.45% (0.30455) | 96.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 36.62% (0.36620) | 96.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 18, 2025 | 26.77% (0.26768) | 96.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 23.67% (0.23674) | 96.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 4, 2024 | 20.75% (0.20746) | 96.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 28.38% (0.28377) | 96.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 23.14% (0.23145) | 96.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 19, 2023 | 18.97% (0.18966) | 95.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 6, 2023 | 16.47% (0.16468) | 95.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 9, 2023 | 12.61% (0.12612) | 94.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 10.62% (0.10623) | 94.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 18, 2023 | 6.95% (0.06948) | 92.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 5.92% (0.05921) | 92.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 25.60% (0.25598) | 97.01th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 25.60% (0.25598) | 95.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (4)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497825/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497827/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31960 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46234 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497825/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497827/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31960 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46234 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
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