Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 6 Services for UNIX privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 6. It has been declared as critical. This impacts an unknown function of the component Services for UNIX. Such manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2001-0667. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 6 (Web Browser). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component Services for UNIX. 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 6 and earlier, when used with the Telnet client in Services for Unix (SFU) 2.0, allows remote attackers to execute commands by spawning Telnet with a log file option on the command line and writing arbitrary code into an executable file which is later executed, aka a new variant of the Telnet Invocation vulnerability as described in CVE-2001-0150.

The weakness was released 10/30/2001 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared for download at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2001-0667. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (7260), SecurityFocus (BID 2463†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-800†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-16708. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.1

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VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

06/02/2001 🔍
10/30/2001 +150 days 🔍
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02/04/2003 +462 days 🔍
07/10/2014 +4174 days 🔍
01/16/2025 +3843 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2001-0667 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0667
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17576
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X-Force: 7260 - Microsoft Internet Explorer command execution with Telnet client in SFU
SecurityFocus: 2463
Vulnerability Center: 800 - [MS01-051] Microsoft Internet Explorer < 5.5 Telnet Client Enables Code Execution, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/10/2014 11:46
Updated: 01/16/2025 20:14
Changes: 07/10/2014 11:46 (59), 04/07/2017 12:06 (1), 12/30/2024 15:11 (16), 01/16/2025 20:14 (10)
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