Microsoft Internet Explorer Device c:\aux denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as very critical has been identified in Microsoft Internet Explorer. The affected element is an unknown function of the file c:\aux of the component Device Handler. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability was named CVE-2000-0168. The attack needs to be approached within the local network. In addition, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer (Web Browser) (unknown version). Affected is an unknown code block of the file c:\aux of the component Device Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

Microsoft Windows 9x operating systems allow an attacker to cause a denial of service via a pathname that includes file device names, aka the "DOS Device in Path Name" vulnerability.

The weakness was presented 07/04/2003 by Fabian Becker (Website). The advisory is available at computec.ch. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2000-0168. Access to the local network is required for this attack. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

The exploit is shared for download at computec.ch. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10929 (FTP Windows 98 MS/DOS device names DOS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Web Servers. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 70020 (Microsoft Windows 9x/NT/2000 MS-DOS Device Name DoS Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (4107), Exploit-DB (19799), Tenable (10929), SecurityFocus (BID 1043†) and OSVDB (1251†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 10929
Nessus Name: FTP Windows 98 MS/DOS device names DOS
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OpenVAS ID: 10929
OpenVAS Name: string(d, e
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: microsoft.com
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03/04/2000 🔍
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02/21/2003 +1084 days 🔍
07/04/2003 +132 days 🔍
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11/03/2005 +812 days 🔍
02/23/2025 +7052 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: computec.ch
Researcher: Fabian Becker
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2000-0168 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0168
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-138
X-Force: 4107
SecurityFocus: 1043 - Microsoft Windows MS DOS Device Name DoS Vulnerability
OSVDB: 1251
Vulnerability Center: 1671 - [MS00-017] DoS in Windows 9x/NT/2000 via Pathnames Containing DOS Device Names, High

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

Entryinfo

Created: 07/04/2003 02:00
Updated: 02/23/2025 20:26
Changes: 07/04/2003 02:00 (56), 04/07/2017 12:00 (31), 03/08/2021 12:39 (4), 02/23/2025 20:26 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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