Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0/6.0 MS DOS Device Name Freeze denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0/6.0. This impacts an unknown function of the component MS DOS Device Name. This manipulation causes denial of service (Freeze). The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2003-0519. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0/6.0 (Web Browser). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component MS DOS Device Name. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability (Freeze). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

Certain versions of Internet Explorer 5 and 6, in certain Windows environments, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (freeze) via a URL to C:\aux (MS-DOS device name) and possibly other devices.

The issue has been introduced in 06/02/1998. The weakness was shared 08/18/2003 (Website). The advisory is shared at lists.grok.org.uk. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2003-0519 since 07/08/2003. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1903 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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Exploitinginfo

Name: Freeze
Class: Denial of service / Freeze
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

06/02/1998 🔍
07/08/2003 +1862 days 🔍
08/18/2003 +41 days 🔍
08/18/2003 +0 days 🔍
08/14/2014 +4014 days 🔍
05/07/2019 +1727 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: lists.grok.org.uk
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2003-0519 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-0519
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20689

Entryinfo

Created: 08/14/2014 22:38
Updated: 05/07/2019 12:39
Changes: 08/14/2014 22:38 (52), 05/07/2019 12:39 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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