Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 on Windows 98 TEXTAREA denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 on Windows 98. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component TEXTAREA Handler. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability was named CVE-2002-0136. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 on Windows 98 (Web Browser). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown functionality of the component TEXTAREA Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 on Windows 98 allows remote web pages to cause a denial of service (hang) via extremely long values for form fields such as INPUT and TEXTAREA, which can be automatically filled via Javascript.

The issue has been introduced in 07/08/2000. The weakness was presented 03/25/2002 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at online.securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2002-0136. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 625 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (7938), SecurityFocus (BID 3892†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-7726†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

07/08/2000 🔍
01/15/2002 +556 days 🔍
01/16/2002 +1 days 🔍
03/25/2002 +68 days 🔍
03/25/2002 +0 days 🔍
05/03/2005 +1135 days 🔍
07/11/2014 +3356 days 🔍
04/07/2017 +1001 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: online.securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-0136 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-0136
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18033
X-Force: 7938 - Microsoft Internet Explorer HTML form denial of service
SecurityFocus: 3892 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Form Denial of Service Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 7726 - DoS in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 - 5.5 SP2 via HTML Form, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 07/11/2014 13:47
Updated: 04/07/2017 12:06
Changes: 07/11/2014 13:47 (61), 04/07/2017 12:06 (3)
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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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