Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5/6.0 Zone privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5/6.0. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Zone Handler. The manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2002-0078. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5/6.0 (Web Browser). This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Zone 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. The summary by CVE is:

The zone determination function in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0 allows remote attackers to run scripts in the Local Computer zone by embedding the script in a cookie, aka the "Cookie-based Script Execution" vulnerability.

The issue has been introduced in 07/08/2000. The weakness was disclosed 03/30/2002 by Andreas Sandblad as MS02-015 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2002-0078. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 629 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11326 (MS02-013: Cumulative VM Update (300845)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins.

Applying the patch MS02-015 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (8701), Tenable (11326), SecurityFocus (BID 4392†), OSVDB (3029†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-1455†). The entries VDB-17911, VDB-17971 and VDB-17987 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Base Score: 7.3
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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 11326
Nessus Name: MS02-013: Cumulative VM Update (300845)
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Patch: MS02-015

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03/29/2002 +629 days 🔍
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07/11/2014 +3860 days 🔍
06/27/2021 +2543 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS02-015
Researcher: Andreas Sandblad
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2002-0078 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-0078
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18047

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X-Force: 8701
SecurityFocus: 4392
OSVDB: 3029 - Microsoft IE Cookie Execute Script in Local Computer Zone
Vulnerability Center: 1455 - [MS02-015] Microsoft Internet Explorer Allows Script execution in the Local Computer Zone, Medium

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

Created: 07/11/2014 13:48
Updated: 06/27/2021 09:46
Changes: 07/11/2014 13:48 (74), 04/07/2017 12:07 (1), 06/27/2021 09:46 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:F3B:103

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