VDB-17671 · CVE-2001-0807 · XFDB 6688

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 Javascript privileges management

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A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component Javascript. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Internet Explorer 5.0, and possibly other versions, may allow remote attackers (malicious web pages) to read known text files from a client s hard drive via a SCRIPT tag with a SRC value that points to the text file.

The issue has been introduced in 06/02/1998. The weakness was released 12/06/2001 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2001-0807. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1283 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (6688).

Productinfo

Type

Web Browser

Vendor

Microsoft

Name

Internet Explorer

Version

License

commercial

Support

end of life

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1068

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

06/02/1998 🔍
06/06/2001 +1100 days 🔍
12/06/2001 +183 days 🔍
12/06/2001 +0 days 🔍
05/09/2005 +1250 days 🔍
07/10/2014 +3349 days 🔍
04/07/2017 +1002 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2001-0807 (🔍)
X-Force: 6688 - Microsoft Internet Explorer could allow remote attackers to view file contents from a victim`s hard drive
Vulnerability Center: 7891 - Internet Explorer Allows Reading Files via SCRIPT Tag, Medium
SecurityFocus: 2836

Entryinfo

Created: 07/10/2014 17:09
Updated: 04/07/2017 12:06
Changes: 07/10/2014 17:09 (42), 04/07/2017 12:06 (18)
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