Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 6.0 wininet.dll content-type denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 6.0 and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function in the library wininet.dll. This manipulation of the argument content-type causes denial of service. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2006-5162. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 6.0 (Web Browser). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part in the library wininet.dll. The manipulation of the argument content-type 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. The summary by CVE is:

wininet.dll in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (unhandled exception and crash) via a long Content-Type header, which triggers a stack overflow.

The weakness was presented 07/22/2006 by STORM as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-5162 since 10/03/2006. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

After before and not just, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k.

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 databases at X-Force (27900), Exploit-DB (2039), SecurityFocus (BID 19092†) and OSVDB (29129†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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07/22/2006 +2 days 🔍
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09/21/2006 +61 days 🔍
10/03/2006 +11 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: STORM
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-5162 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-5162
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-32623
X-Force: 27900 - Microsoft Internet Explorer wininet.dll denial of service
SecurityFocus: 19092 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Content-Type Denial Of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: 29129 - Microsoft IE wininet.dll Content-Type DoS
Vupen: ADV-2006-2917

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 03:51 PM
Updated: 12/20/2024 12:32 PM
Changes: 03/12/2015 03:51 PM (53), 04/07/2017 12:08 PM (6), 07/07/2024 01:52 PM (16), 12/20/2024 12:32 PM (1)
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