Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0.2900 location memory corruption

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0.2900 (Web Browser). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation of the argument location with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The scripting engine in Internet Explorer allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a web page that contains a recurrent call to an infinite loop in Javascript or VBscript, which consumes the stack, as demonstrated by resetting the "location" variable within the loop.

The weakness was disclosed 02/21/2006 by porkythepig as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-0830 since 02/21/2006. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $25k-$100k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/07/2017). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (24788).

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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04/07/2017 +757 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: porkythepig
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-0830 (🔍)
X-Force: 24788 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Script Engine stack denial of service
SecurityFocus: 16687 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Script Engine Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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Created: 03/12/2015 11:11
Updated: 04/07/2017 12:08
Changes: 03/12/2015 11:11 (53), 04/07/2017 12:08 (4)
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