Microsoft Windows XP Internet Explorer 6.0 privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Microsoft Windows XP. Affected is an unknown function of the component Internet Explorer 6.0. This manipulation causes privileges management. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2002-1670. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Microsoft Windows XP (Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component Internet Explorer 6.0. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft Windows XP Professional upgrade edition overwrites previously installed patches for Internet Explorer 6.0, leaving Internet Explorer unpatched.

The weakness was published 12/31/2002 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at online.securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2002-1670 since 06/21/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (7922) and SecurityFocus (BID 3887†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

01/15/2002 🔍
12/31/2002 +350 days 🔍
12/31/2002 +0 days 🔍
06/21/2005 +903 days 🔍
08/04/2014 +3331 days 🔍
09/17/2018 +1505 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

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

CVE: CVE-2002-1670 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1670
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-19315
X-Force: 7922 - Microsoft Windows XP Pro Upgrade installation causes security patches for Internet Explorer to be rolled back
SecurityFocus: 3887 - Microsoft Windows XP Pro Upgrade IE Patch Downgrade Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 08/04/2014 11:46
Updated: 09/17/2018 07:12
Changes: 08/04/2014 11:46 (50), 09/17/2018 07:12 (6)
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Cache ID: 216:8B9:103

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