Hello,

How we can detect scripting attacks passing via a network sensor?

http://www.heise.de/ct/browsercheck/e5demo12.shtml
because the link is in German I will try to translate

        Prepared web site formats hard disk thanks to IE 
        By usage of different security gaps in Microsoft's Internet Explorer
turns out well over a web site prepared correspondingly to execute arbitrary
programs on strange computers.
        The Internet Explorer divides web sites up into two categories, web
pages belong to the "Internet zone", local intranet sides are classed with
the "local computer zone".
        The latter have less restrictive safety attitudes.
        It have been known the possibility to penetrate and to execute
programs there via "Internet zone" to the "local computer zone" since long.
        Andreas Sandblad, has managed to use this so-called Cross site
scripting hole in the Windows help and to execute commands with parameter
hand-off on the victim PC - devastating commands like format or deltree.
        In accordance with Sandblad the Internet Explorer 6 is susceptible
to this gap with the current Patches.
        The online magazine Heise.de tested the script also with the
"unpatched" IE 6 just like with the IE 5.5, "patched" or "unpatched".
        The attack could be executed successfully at each of these versions.
        You can check your browser on the Heise side.
        In accordance with Sandblad Microsoft was already informed about the
problem on October 4t, till now, the software giant, however, hasn't
reacted, the possibility programs with parameters from this one, to execute
"local computer zone" is no security gap, MS finally argued.
        At present it is the deactivation  of "Active Scripting" the only
possibility to avoid the danger.

        Thanks
        George


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