Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0/4.0.1/5.0/5.0.1 Image Access privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0/4.0.1/5.0/5.0.1. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Image Access Handler. The manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2000-0156. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0/4.0.1/5.0/5.0.1 (Web Browser). This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Image Access Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Internet Explorer 4.x and 5.x allows remote web servers to access files on the client that are outside of its security domain, aka the "Image Source Redirect" vulnerability.

The issue has been introduced in 04/01/1997. The weakness was shared 02/16/2000 as MS00-009 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at technet.microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2000-0156. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1051 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

Applying the patch MS00-009 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at technet.microsoft.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (3996), Exploit-DB (19719), OSVDB (7827†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-4055†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Patch: MS00-009
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS00-009
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2000-0156 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0156
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15329
X-Force: 3996
OSVDB: 7827 - Microsoft IE Cross Security Domain Arbitrary File Access
Vulnerability Center: 4055 - [MS00-009] Microsoft Internet Explorer Enables Remote Web Server File Access, Medium

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

Entryinfo

Created: 06/23/2014 17:39
Updated: 05/29/2025 15:03
Changes: 06/23/2014 17:39 (49), 04/07/2017 12:06 (18), 10/08/2020 08:28 (1), 05/29/2025 15:03 (24)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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