Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0.1/5.5/6.0 HTTP Response memory corruption
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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0.1/5.5/6.0 (Web Browser). Affected is some unknown processing of the component HTTP Response Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Buffer overflow in URLMON.DLL in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5 and 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an HTTP response containing long values in (1) Content-type and (2) Content-encoding fields.
The issue has been introduced in 11/08/1999. The weakness was presented 04/26/2003 by Jouko Pynnönen with Oy Online Solutions Ltd, Finland as MS03-015 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2003-0113 since 02/26/2003. 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. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.
It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1265 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.
Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 3461. In this case the pattern Content-Type
is used for detection. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 2227.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (11846). See 3, 45 and 20416 for similar entries.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
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Remote: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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OpenVAS ID: 10861
OpenVAS Name: IE 5.01 5.5 6.0 Cumulative patch (890923)
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Patch: microsoft.com
Snort ID: 3461
Snort Message: SMTP Content-Type overflow attempt
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Suricata ID: 100000119
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Timeline
11/08/1999 🔍02/26/2003 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comAdvisory: MS03-015⛔
Researcher: Jouko Pynnönen
Organization: Oy Online Solutions Ltd, Finland
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2003-0113 (🔍)
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X-Force: 11846
Vulnerability Center: 2343 - [MS03-015] Buffer Overflow in Microsoft Internet Explorer URLMON.DLL via Long HTTP Response, Medium
SecurityFocus: 7419 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote URLMON.DLL Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: 7843 - Microsoft IE URLMON.DLL Multiple Overflows
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 04/26/2003 02:00Updated: 03/08/2021 09:08
Changes: 04/26/2003 02:00 (63), 05/07/2019 12:37 (34), 03/08/2021 09:08 (3)
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