Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01/5.5/6.0 Content Header File authentication spoofing

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01/5.5/6.0 and classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component Content Header Handler. The manipulation leads to authentication spoofing (File). This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2002-0024. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01/5.5/6.0 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown part of the component Content Header Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authentication spoofing vulnerability (File). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-290. This attack-focused weakness is caused by incorrectly implemented authentication schemes that are subject to spoofing attacks. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

File Download box in Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5 and 6.0 allows an attacker to use the Content-Disposition and Content-Type HTML header fields to modify how the name of the file is displayed, which could trick a user into believing that a file is safe to download.

The issue has been introduced in 11/08/1999. The weakness was released 03/08/2002 with Microsoft as MS02-005 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2002-0024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 851 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch MS02-005 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 (8117), SecurityFocus (BID 4087†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-3080†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-17952 and VDB-17953. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
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Exploitinginfo

Name: File
Class: Authentication spoofing / File
CWE: CWE-290 / CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: MS02-005

Timelineinfo

11/08/1999 🔍
02/11/2002 +826 days 🔍
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03/08/2002 +25 days 🔍
03/08/2002 +0 days 🔍
12/04/2003 +636 days 🔍
07/11/2014 +3872 days 🔍
04/07/2017 +1001 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS02-005
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2002-0024 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-0024
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17951
X-Force: 8117
SecurityFocus: 4087
Vulnerability Center: 3080 - [MS02-005] Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5 and 6.0 Allow Spoofing, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/11/2014 13:39
Updated: 04/07/2017 12:06
Changes: 07/11/2014 13:39 (64), 04/07/2017 12:06 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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