Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01/5.5/6.0 NetBIOS privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01/5.5/6.0. This affects an unknown part of the component NetBIOS Handler. Such manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2002-0190. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01/5.5/6.0 (Web Browser). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component NetBIOS 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. CVE summarizes:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5 and 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code under fewer security restrictions via a malformed web page that requires NetBIOS connectivity, aka "Zone Spoofing through Malformed Web Page" vulnerability.

The issue has been introduced in 11/08/1999. The weakness was disclosed 05/29/2002 with Microsoft as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared for download at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2002-0190. 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.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 933 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10861 (MS02-005: MSIE 5.01 5.5 6.0 Cumulative Patch (890923)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at kb.cert.org.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (9090), Tenable (10861), SecurityFocus (BID 4753†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-1190†). The entries VDB-3, VDB-45, VDB-257 and VDB-378 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 10861
Nessus Name: MS02-005: MSIE 5.01 5.5 6.0 Cumulative Patch (890923)
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OpenVAS ID: 10861
OpenVAS Name: IE 5.01 5.5 6.0 Cumulative patch (890923)
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Patch: kb.cert.org

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11/08/1999 🔍
05/15/2002 +919 days 🔍
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05/29/2002 +14 days 🔍
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06/05/2003 +372 days 🔍
07/11/2014 +4054 days 🔍
12/30/2024 +3825 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2002-0190 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-0190
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18152

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X-Force: 9090
SecurityFocus: 4753
Vulnerability Center: 1190 - [MS02-047] Microsoft Internet Explorer Allows Zone Spoofing Using Malformed Web Pages, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/11/2014 13:59
Updated: 12/30/2024 23:18
Changes: 07/11/2014 13:59 (72), 04/07/2017 12:07 (1), 06/27/2021 10:02 (3), 12/30/2024 23:18 (15)
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