Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 6 Active Action Remote Code Execution
CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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6.3 | $5k-$25k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 6 (Web Browser). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Active Action Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0.2800.1106 on Microsoft Windows XP SP2, and other versions including 5.01 and 5.5, allows remote web servers to bypass zone restrictions and execute arbitrary code in the local computer zone by redirecting a function to another function with the same name, as demonstrated by SimilarMethodNameRedir, aka the "Similar Method Name Redirection Cross Domain Vulnerability."
The weakness was disclosed 07/13/2004 by Paul (Website). The advisory is shared at secunia.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2004-0727 since 07/22/2004. 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. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/09/2021). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.
The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 100018 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities (MS04-038)).
Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at windowsupdate.microsoft.com.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (16681). Additional details are provided at secunia.com. The entries 285, 745, 758 and 759 are pretty similar.
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- end of life
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3
VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.3
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Exploiting
Class: Remote Code ExecutionCWE: Unknown
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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OpenVAS ID: 10861
OpenVAS Name: IE 5.01 5.5 6.0 Cumulative patch (890923)
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: DisableStatus: 🔍
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Patch: windowsupdate.microsoft.com
Timeline
07/12/2004 🔍07/13/2004 🔍
07/14/2004 🔍
07/22/2004 🔍
07/27/2004 🔍
03/09/2021 🔍
Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comAdvisory: secunia.com⛔
Researcher: Paul
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2004-0727 (🔍)
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X-Force: 16681 - Microsoft Internet Explorer function redirect cross-site scripting
SecurityFocus: 10689
Secunia: 12048 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities, Extremely Critical
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Entry
Created: 07/14/2004 10:58Updated: 03/09/2021 16:01
Changes: 07/14/2004 10:58 (64), 04/07/2017 12:00 (3), 03/09/2021 15:54 (7), 03/09/2021 16:01 (2)
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