Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 authentication spoofing

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8.5	$25k-$100k	0.00

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 (Web Browser). Affected is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authentication spoofing vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-290. This attack-focused weakness is caused by incorrectly implemented authentication schemes that are subject to spoofing attacks. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 allows remote attackers to spoof the URL bar, and page properties including SSL certificates, by interrupting page loading through certain use of location DOM objects and setTimeout calls. NOTE: this issue can be leveraged for phishing and other attacks.

The issue has been introduced in 08/27/2001. The weakness was shared 06/06/2007 by Michal Zalewski as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2007-3092 since 06/06/2007. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $25k-$100k (estimation calculated on 07/20/2021). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2109 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

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 (34705), SecurityFocus (BID 24298†), OSVDB (45437†), Secunia (SA25564†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1018193†). The entry VDB-37163 is related to this item.

Productinfo

Type

Web Browser

Vendor

Microsoft

Name

Internet Explorer

Version

License

commercial

Support

end of life

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.5

VulDB Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Temp Score: 8.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authentication spoofing
CWE: CWE-290 / CWE-287
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/27/2001 🔍
06/04/2007 +2107 days 🔍
06/05/2007 +1 days 🔍
06/06/2007 +1 days 🔍
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03/15/2015 +2839 days 🔍
07/20/2021 +2319 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Michal Zalewski
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2007-3092 (🔍)
X-Force: 34705 - Microsoft Internet Explorer location URL spoofing
SecurityFocus: 24298 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Location Object Webpage Spoofing Vulnerability
Secunia: 25564 - Internet Explorer Page Loading Race Condition and URL Spoofing, Less Critical
OSVDB: 45437
SecurityTracker: 1018193 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Lets Remote Users Spoof Certain Objects

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/15/2015 15:58
Updated: 07/20/2021 09:27
Changes: 03/15/2015 15:58 (52), 04/07/2017 12:08 (10), 07/20/2021 09:27 (8)
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