Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 5.5 CHM File privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 5.5. This impacts an unknown function of the component CHM File Handler. Such manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2001-0002. The attack may be performed from remote. In addition, an exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 5.5 (Web Browser). Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component CHM File 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. CVE summarizes:

Internet Explorer 5.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to obtain the physical location of cached content and open the content in the Local Computer Zone, then use compiled HTML help (.chm) files to execute arbitrary programs.

The weakness was presented 11/20/2000 by Georgi Guninski with Microsoft as MS01-015 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared for download at microsoft.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2001-0002. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The exploit is available at guninski.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10861 (MS02-005: MSIE 5.01 5.5 6.0 Cumulative Patch (890923)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch MS01-015 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 (5567), Tenable (10861), SecurityFocus (BID 2456†), OSVDB (7823†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-1402†). See VDB-3, VDB-45, VDB-257 and VDB-378 for similar entries. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Access: Public
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Nessus ID: 10861
Nessus Name: MS02-005: MSIE 5.01 5.5 6.0 Cumulative Patch (890923)
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OpenVAS ID: 10861
OpenVAS Name: IE 5.01 5.5 6.0 Cumulative patch (890923)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: MS01-015
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06/25/2021 +2545 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS01-015
Researcher: Georgi Guninski
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2001-0002 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0002
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17048

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X-Force: 5567 - IE 5.5 allows the execution of arbitrary code by using .chm files
SecurityFocus: 2456 - Microsoft IE Temporary Internet Files Folder Disclosure Vulnerability
OSVDB: 7823 - Microsoft IE Cached Content .chm Arbitrary Program Execution
Vulnerability Center: 1402 - [MS01-015] Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 Allows Arbitrary Code Execution Through .chm Files, Medium

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

Created: 07/07/2014 15:25
Updated: 06/25/2021 18:15
Changes: 07/07/2014 15:25 (81), 04/07/2017 12:06 (2), 06/25/2021 18:15 (3)
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