Microsoft Internet Explorer 5/6 COM Object resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5/6. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component COM Object Handler. The manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2005-1790. The attack may be launched remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5/6 (Web Browser). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown part of the component COM Object Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP2 6.0.2900.2180 and 6.0.2800.1106, and earlier versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary code via a Javascript BODY onload event that calls the window function, aka "Mismatched Document Object Model Objects Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

The issue has been introduced in 06/02/1998. The weakness was shared 12/13/2005 by Will Dormann with CERT/CC as MS05-054 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is available at microsoft.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-1790 since 06/01/2005. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

After before and not just, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is shared for download at frsirt.com. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2555 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 20299 (MS05-054: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (905915)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 100032 (Microsoft Windows Cumulative Update For Internet Explorer Missing (MS05-054)).

Applying the patch MS05-054 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 3945.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (20783), Exploit-DB (18365), Tenable (20299), SecurityFocus (BID 13799†) and OSVDB (17094†). Further details are available at news.zdnet.com. The entries VDB-1537, VDB-1915, VDB-1916 and VDB-27457 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Nessus ID: 20299
Nessus Name: MS05-054: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (905915)
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Saint ID: exploit_info/ie_onload_window
Saint Name: Internet Explorer onload window vulnerability

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MetaSploit ID: ms05_054_onload.rb
MetaSploit Name: MS05-054 Microsoft Internet Explorer JavaScript OnLoad Handler Remote Code Execution
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Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS05-054
Researcher: Will Dormann
Organization: CERT/CC
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CVE: CVE-2005-1790 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-1790
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-1914

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X-Force: 20783 - Multiple vendor Web browser JavaScript window object code execution, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 13799 - Microsoft Internet Explorer JavaScript OnLoad Handler Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 15368 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 17094 - Microsoft IE window() Function Arbitrary Code Execution
SecurityTracker: 1015251 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Bug in Processing Mismatched Document Object Model Objects May Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 8222 - [MS05-054] Microsoft Internet Explorer onload window() Arbitrary Code Execution, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2005-2909

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

Created: 12/14/2005 07:40
Updated: 06/29/2025 19:31
Changes: 12/14/2005 07:40 (69), 04/07/2017 12:01 (39), 03/12/2021 09:18 (8), 03/12/2021 09:21 (1), 01/19/2025 05:33 (15), 06/29/2025 19:31 (2)
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