Microsoft Active Movie Control 1.0 on IE5 Filetype input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Microsoft Active Movie Control 1.0 on IE5. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Filetype Handler. Performing a manipulation results in input validation. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2000-0400. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Active Movie Control 1.0 on IE5. It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown functionality of the component Filetype Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Microsoft Active Movie ActiveX Control in Internet Explorer 5 does not restrict which file types can be downloaded, which allows an attacker to download any type of file to a user s system by encoding it within an email message or news post.

The weakness was shared 05/13/2000 by http-equiv as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2000-0400. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (4513), Exploit-DB (19928), SecurityFocus (BID 1221†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-5611†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Researcher: http-equiv
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2000-0400 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0400
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15549
X-Force: 4513
SecurityFocus: 1221 - Microsoft Active Movie Control Filetype Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 5611 - Microsoft Active Movie ActiveX Control 1.0 Allows Downloading any File, Medium

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

Entryinfo

Created: 06/24/2014 16:31
Updated: 05/12/2025 13:11
Changes: 06/24/2014 16:31 (41), 05/25/2019 14:24 (20), 05/12/2025 13:11 (27)
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Cache ID: 216:D38:103

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