Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 CSS memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 (Web Browser). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component CSS Handler. The manipulation 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:

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) tag that triggers memory corruption.

The issue has been introduced in 03/22/2001. The weakness was shared 06/12/2007 (Website). The advisory is shared at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-1750 since 03/29/2007. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2273 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $100k and more. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 25486 (MS07-033: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (933566)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 100047 (Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (MS07-033)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 11966. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 5409.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (34633) and Tenable (25486). The entries 2981, 3124, 3121 and 3122 are related to this item.

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

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Nessus ID: 25486
Nessus Name: MS07-033: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (933566)
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Snort ID: 11966
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Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2007-1750 (🔍)
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X-Force: 34633
SecurityTracker: 1018235 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 15364 - [MS07-033] Microsoft Internet Explorer Vulnerability Allows Arbitrary Code Execution, Medium
SecurityFocus: 24423 - Microsoft Internet Explorer CSS Tag Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Secunia: 25627 - Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 35349 - Microsoft IE Crafted CSS Tag Handling Memory Corruption
Vupen: ADV-2007-2153

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Created: 03/15/2015 15:58
Updated: 07/20/2021 10:37
Changes: 03/15/2015 15:58 (74), 05/07/2019 12:42 (20), 07/20/2021 10:37 (3)
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