Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01/5.5/6.0 OBJECT privileges management

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01/5.5/6.0 (Web Browser). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component OBJECT Handler. 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, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5 and 6.0 treats objects invoked on an HTML page with the codebase property as part of Local Computer zone, which allows remote attackers to invoke executables present on the local system through objects such as the popup object, aka the "Local Executable Invocation via Object tag" vulnerability.

The issue has been introduced in 11/08/1999. The weakness was released 01/13/2002 as MS02-015 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2002-0077. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. 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 797 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

Applying the patch MS02-015 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (7941). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at 18047.

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

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Remote: Yes

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Patch: MS02-015

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11/08/1999 🔍
01/13/2002 +797 days 🔍
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07/11/2014 +4173 days 🔍
04/07/2017 +1001 days 🔍

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Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS02-015
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2002-0077 (🔍)
X-Force: 7941
Vulnerability Center: 847 - [MS02-015] Microsoft Internet Explorer Arbitrary Program Execution Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 3867

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Created: 07/11/2014 13:35
Updated: 04/07/2017 12:06
Changes: 07/11/2014 13:35 (62), 04/07/2017 12:06 (1)
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