Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 6 Drag/Drop information disclosure
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A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 6 (Web Browser) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component Drag/Drop. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and earlier allows remote attackers to read Temporary Internet Files (TIF) and obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors involving certain drag and drop operations, aka "TIF Folder Information Disclosure Vulnerability," and a different issue than CVE-2006-5577.
The weakness was published 12/12/2006 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is available at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2006-5578. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 23833 (MS06-072: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (925454)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (30604) and Tenable (23833). Similar entries are available at 2733, 2736, 2734 and 2735.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1
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Class: Information disclosureCWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 23833
Nessus Name: MS06-072: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (925454)
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Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comAdvisory: kb.cert.org
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2006-5578 (🔍)
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X-Force: 30604
Vulnerability Center: 13305 - [MS06-072] Microsoft Internet Explorer TIF Folder Information Disclosure via Drag and Drop, Medium
SecurityFocus: 21494
OSVDB: 30815 - Microsoft IE TIF Folder Drag and Drop Operation Information Disclosure
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Entry
Created: 03/12/2015 22:21Updated: 05/07/2019 12:41
Changes: 03/12/2015 22:21 (47), 05/07/2019 12:41 (18)
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