VDB-17578 · CVE-2001-0712 · BID 3116

Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 5.0.1 MIME Type privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 5.0.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component MIME Type Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to privileges management. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2001-0712. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. This vulnerability has historical importance owing to its background and reception. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 5.0.1 (Web Browser). This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component MIME Type Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The rendering engine in Internet Explorer determines the MIME type independently of the type that is specified by the server, which allows remote servers to automatically execute script which is placed in a file whose MIME type does not normally support scripting, such as text (.txt), JPEG (.jpg), etc.

The weakness was presented 10/30/2001 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2001-0712. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/07/2017). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project. This vulnerability has a historic impact due to its background and reception.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 254.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 3116†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-7729†). See VDB-17576 and VDB-17574 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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07/27/2001 🔍
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10/30/2001 +95 days 🔍
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05/03/2005 +1281 days 🔍
07/10/2014 +3355 days 🔍
04/07/2017 +1002 days 🔍

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Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2001-0712 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0712
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17578
SecurityFocus: 3116 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Arbitrary HTML File Execution Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 7729 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Allows Scripts Execution via HTML Parser Feature, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/10/2014 11:48
Updated: 04/07/2017 12:06
Changes: 07/10/2014 11:48 (61), 04/07/2017 12:06 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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