Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP2 JavaScript onload window resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP2. This affects the function onload window of the component JavaScript. This manipulation causes resource management. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2005-1790. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. The affected component should be disabled.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP2 (Web Browser). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function onload window of the component JavaScript. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP2 6.0.2900.2180 and 6.0.2800.1106, and earlier versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary code via a Javascript BODY onload event that calls the window function, aka "Mismatched Document Object Model Objects Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

The weakness was disclosed 05/31/2005 by Benjamin Tobias Franz (Website). The advisory is shared at secunia.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-1790 since 06/01/2005. 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. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.

It is possible to download the exploit at secunia.com. It is declared as highly functional. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 20299 (MS05-054: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (905915)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 100032 (Microsoft Windows Cumulative Update For Internet Explorer Missing (MS05-054)).

Applying the patch MS05-054 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 4917. In this case the pattern prompt is used for detection.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (18365), Tenable (20299), SecurityFocus (BID 13799†), OSVDB (17094†) and Secunia (SA18311†). The entries VDB-1914, VDB-1915, VDB-1916 and VDB-27457 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Base Score: 6.5
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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Nessus ID: 20299
Nessus Name: MS05-054: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (905915)
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Saint ID: exploit_info/ie_onload_window
Saint Name: Internet Explorer onload window vulnerability

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MetaSploit ID: ms05_054_onload.rb
MetaSploit Name: MS05-054 Microsoft Internet Explorer JavaScript OnLoad Handler Remote Code Execution
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Recommended: Disable
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Patch: MS05-054

Snort ID: 4917
Snort Message: WEB-CLIENT internet explorer javascript onload prompt obfuscation overflow attempt
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05/28/2005 🔍
05/31/2005 +3 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Researcher: Benjamin Tobias Franz
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-1790 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-1790
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-1537

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SecurityFocus: 13799 - Microsoft Internet Explorer JavaScript OnLoad Handler Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 18311 - Nortel Centrex IP Client Manager Multiple Vulnerabilities, Extremely Critical
OSVDB: 17094
SecurityTracker: 1015251 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Bug in Processing Mismatched Document Object Model Objects May Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 8222
Vupen: ADV-2005-2909

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

Created: 06/07/2005 16:36
Updated: 06/29/2025 19:31
Changes: 06/07/2005 16:36 (62), 04/07/2017 12:01 (31), 03/11/2021 13:42 (3), 03/11/2021 13:46 (1), 07/08/2024 02:02 (18), 01/19/2025 05:33 (4), 04/22/2025 19:10 (2), 06/29/2025 19:31 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:599:103

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