Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5/6.0 Cascading Style Sheet p{} denial of service
CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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5.1 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5/6.0 (Web Browser). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the component Cascading Style Sheet Handler. The manipulation of the argument p{}
with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 through 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) with the p{cssText} element declared and a bold font weight.
The issue has been introduced in 07/08/2000. The weakness was presented 12/31/2002 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared for download at online.securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2002-1705 since 06/21/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 906 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (9367).
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- end of life
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1
VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploiting
Class: Denial of serviceCWE: CWE-404
ATT&CK: T1499
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Timeline
07/08/2000 🔍06/15/2002 🔍
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06/21/2005 🔍
08/04/2014 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comAdvisory: online.securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2002-1705 (🔍)
X-Force: 9367
SecurityFocus: 5027 - Microsoft Internet Explorer CSSText Bold Font Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Entry
Created: 08/04/2014 16:31Updated: 05/07/2019 12:38
Changes: 08/04/2014 16:31 (55), 05/07/2019 12:38 (4)
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