Microsoft Internet Explorer 5/6 COM Object javaprxy.dll denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as very critical has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5/6. Impacted is an unknown function in the library javaprxy.dll of the component COM Object Handler. The manipulation results in denial of service. The attack may be performed from remote. In addition, an exploit is available. It is best to exchange the affected component with an alternative.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5/6 (Web Browser). Affected is an unknown part in the library javaprxy.dll of the component COM Object 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.

The issue has been introduced in 06/02/1998. The weakness was presented 06/30/2005 by sk0L Martin Eiszner with SEC Consult as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is available at microsoft.com. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details and a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1499 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The exploit is shared for download at frsirt.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2585 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Applying the patch MS05-037 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com. The problem might be mitigated by replacing the product with as an alternative. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be establishing an alternative product.

Further details are available at winfaq.de. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Alternative
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Patch: MS05-037

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06/30/2005 +2585 days 🔍
07/01/2005 +1 days 🔍
04/07/2017 +4298 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: microsoft.com
Researcher: sk0L Martin Eiszner
Organization: SEC Consult
Status: Confirmed

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-1578
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/01/2005 13:52
Updated: 04/07/2017 12:01
Changes: 07/01/2005 13:52 (57), 04/07/2017 12:01 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:2CF:103

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