Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5/6.0 Domain Security privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5/6.0. It has been classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Domain Security Handler. The manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2002-1254. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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 code block of the component Domain Security 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:

Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0 allows remote attackers to bypass the cross-domain security model and access information on the local system or in other domains, and possibly execute code, via cached methods and objects, aka "Cross Domain Verification via Cached Methods."

The issue has been introduced in 07/08/2000. The weakness was shared 12/11/2002 by GreyMagic as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at marc.info. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2002-1254. 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 a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 886 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (10809), Exploit-DB (21959), SecurityFocus (BID 6028†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-12195†). The entries VDB-19108, VDB-19195, VDB-19196 and VDB-19197 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Upgrade
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12/11/2002 +50 days 🔍
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07/10/2006 +1307 days 🔍
07/31/2014 +2943 days 🔍
06/15/2025 +3972 days 🔍

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Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: marc.info
Researcher: GreyMagic
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2002-1254 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1254
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-19199

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X-Force: 10809
SecurityFocus: 6028 - Multiple Microsoft Internet Explorer Cached Objects Zone Bypass Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 12195 - [MS02-066] Internet Explorer Security Bypass via Cached Methods and Objects, High

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

Created: 07/31/2014 16:54
Updated: 06/15/2025 14:30
Changes: 07/31/2014 16:54 (57), 05/07/2019 12:38 (12), 06/15/2025 14:30 (26)
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Cache ID: 216:0E0:103

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