Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01/5.5/6.0 privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01/5.5/6.0 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Executing a manipulation can lead to privileges management. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2003-0115. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01/5.5/6.0 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code. 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. CVE summarizes:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5 and 6.0 does not properly check parameters that are passed during third party rendering, which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary web script, aka the "Third Party Plugin Rendering" vulnerability, a different vulnerability than CVE-2003-0233.

The issue has been introduced in 11/08/1999. The weakness was released 05/12/2003 as MS03-015 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared for download at microsoft.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2003-0115 since 02/26/2003. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful 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 1281 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 the patch MS03-015 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 (11848), Tenable (10861), SecurityFocus (BID 7491†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-5354†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-3, VDB-45, VDB-48 and VDB-257. 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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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: MS03-015

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08/07/2014 +3619 days 🔍
06/28/2021 +2517 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS03-015
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2003-0115 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-0115
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20416
X-Force: 11848
SecurityFocus: 7491
Vulnerability Center: 5354 - [MS03-015] Internet Explorer 5.01*, 5.5*, 6.0* Allows Code Execution via Third Party Rendering, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/07/2014 15:05
Updated: 06/28/2021 14:27
Changes: 08/07/2014 15:05 (68), 04/07/2017 12:07 (2), 06/28/2021 14:27 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:2E0:103

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