Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 5.01 Credential privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 5.01. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Credential Handler. The manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2000-0982. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 5.01 (Web Browser). This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component Credential 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 before 5.5 forwards cached user credentials for a secure web site to insecure pages on the same web site, which could allow remote attackers to obtain the credentials by monitoring connections to the web server, aka the "Cached Web Credentials" vulnerability.

The weakness was presented 12/19/2000 by Mitja Kolsek with Microsoft as MS00-076 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2000-0982. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch MS00-076 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 (5367), SecurityFocus (BID 1793†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-4218†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: MS00-076

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10/12/2000 🔍
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12/19/2000 +68 days 🔍
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04/28/2004 +1226 days 🔍
07/02/2014 +3717 days 🔍
04/07/2017 +1010 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS00-076
Researcher: Mitja Kolsek
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2000-0982 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0982
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16193
X-Force: 5367 - Microsoft Internet Explorer cached info
SecurityFocus: 1793 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Cached Web Credentials Disclosure Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 4218 - [MS00-076] Microsoft Internet Explorer Disclosure of Cached Web Credentials to Third Party, High

Entryinfo

Created: 07/02/2014 10:55
Updated: 04/07/2017 12:06
Changes: 07/02/2014 10:55 (46), 04/07/2017 12:06 (22)
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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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