Microsoft Internet Explorer prior 6.0 danim.dll null pointer dereference

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer (Web Browser). This issue affects an unknown function in the library danim.dll. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

danim.dll in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by accessing the Data property of a DirectAnimation DAUserData object before it is initialized, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference.

The weakness was released 07/08/2006 (Website). The advisory is shared at vupen.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-3513 since 07/11/2006. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k.

Upgrading to version 6.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (27622). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 31240, 31239 and 31238.

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Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Internet Explorer 6.0

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Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: vupen.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-3513 (🔍)
X-Force: 27622 - Microsoft Internet Explorer DirectAnimation.DAUserData ActiveX object denial of service
SecurityFocus: 18902 - Microsoft Internet Explorer DirectAnimation.DAUserData Denial Of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: 27013 - Microsoft IE DirectAnimation.DAUserData Data Property NULL Dereference
Vupen: ADV-2006-2719

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/12/2015 14:25
Updated: 04/07/2017 12:08
Changes: 03/12/2015 14:25 (58), 04/07/2017 12:08 (6)
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