Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 6 Double Byte Character Set authentication spoofing

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 6 (Web Browser). Affected is an unknown code block of the component Double Byte Character Set Handler. 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 integrity.

The weakness was shared 10/12/2004 by Liu Die Yu with Microsoft as MS04-038 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is available at microsoft.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2004-0844 since 09/08/2004. 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. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10861 (MS02-005: MSIE 5.01 5.5 6.0 Cumulative Patch (890923)), 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 100018 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities (MS04-038)).

Applying the patch MS04-038 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at windowsupdate.microsoft.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (17652), Tenable (10861), SecurityFocus (BID 11377†), Secunia (SA12806†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-5550†). The entries VDB-3, VDB-45, VDB-257 and VDB-285 are related to this item.

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Class: Authentication spoofing
CWE: CWE-290 / CWE-287
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Nessus ID: 10861
Nessus Name: MS02-005: MSIE 5.01 5.5 6.0 Cumulative Patch (890923)
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OpenVAS ID: 10861
OpenVAS Name: IE 5.01 5.5 6.0 Cumulative patch (890923)
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Patch: MS04-038

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS04-038
Researcher: Liu Die Yu
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2004-0844 (🔍)
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X-Force: 17652 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Double Byte Character Set spoof Web site to obtain information, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 11377 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Double Byte Character Set Handling Address Bar Spoofing Vulnerability
Secunia: 12806 - Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities, Extremely Critical
SecuriTeam: securiteam.com
Vulnerability Center: 5550 - [MS04-040] Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 Allows Address Bar Spoofing via URL, Medium

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Created: 10/14/2004 11:45 AM
Updated: 01/02/2025 06:40 PM
Changes: 10/14/2004 11:45 AM (84), 04/07/2017 12:00 PM (10), 03/10/2021 06:47 AM (3), 03/10/2021 06:53 AM (2), 01/02/2025 06:40 PM (15)
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