Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 6 Content Advisor Rating memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 6. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Content Advisor Rating Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-0555. The attack may be launched remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 6 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component Content Advisor Rating 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. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow in the Content Advisor in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Content Advisor file, aka "Content Advisor Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

The weakness was shared 04/12/2005 by Andres Tarasco (3APA3A) with SIA Group as MS05-020 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is available at microsoft.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2005-0555 since 02/26/2005. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

After 3 weeks, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is possible to download the exploit at saintcorporation.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 100025 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities (MS05-020)).

Applying the patch MS05-020 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at windowsupdate.microsoft.com. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 3686. In this case the pattern PICS-version is used for detection. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 3363.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (19842), SecurityFocus (BID 13117†), OSVDB (15466†), Secunia (SA14922†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1013692†). The entries VDB-1353 and VDB-1352 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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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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Saint ID: exploit_info/ie_content_advisor
Saint Name: Internet Explorer Content Advisor memory corruption

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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: MS05-020

Snort ID: 3686
Snort Message: WEB-CLIENT Microsoft Internet Explorer Content Advisor attempted overflow
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS05-020
Researcher: Andres Tarasco (3APA3A)
Organization: SIA Group
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2005-0555 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-0555
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-1354

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X-Force: 19842 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Content Advisor buffer overflow, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 13117 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Content Advisor File Handling Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 14922 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 15466 - Microsoft IE Content Advisor Overflow
SecurityTracker: 1013692 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Buffer Overflows in DHTML, URL Parsing, and Content Advisor Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 7607 - [MS05-020] Content Advisor Files in Microsoft Internet Explorer Allow Remote Code Execution, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/13/2005 12:40
Updated: 01/03/2025 18:57
Changes: 04/13/2005 12:40 (101), 04/07/2017 12:01 (15), 01/03/2025 18:57 (16)
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Cache ID: 216:CB5:103

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