Microsoft Windows Media Player 7/8 IFRAME Tag privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Microsoft Windows Media Player 7/8. This affects an unknown part of the component IFRAME Tag Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to privileges management. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2003-0604. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows Media Player 7/8 (Operating System). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component IFRAME Tag Handler. 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:

Windows Media Player (WMP) 7 and 8, as running on Internet Explorer and possibly other Microsoft products that process HTML, allows remote attackers to bypass zone restrictions and access or execute arbitrary files via an IFRAME tag pointing to an ASF file whose Content-location contains a File:// URL.

The weakness was published 08/27/2003 by http-equiv with malware.com (Website). The advisory is available at pivx.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2003-0604 since 07/25/2003. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $25k-$100k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/26/2019). This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (12724), SecurityFocus (BID 8263†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-5844†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Timelineinfo

07/23/2003 🔍
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07/25/2003 +2 days 🔍
08/27/2003 +33 days 🔍
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11/22/2004 +453 days 🔍
08/14/2014 +3552 days 🔍
05/26/2019 +1746 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: pivx.com
Researcher: http-equiv
Organization: malware.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2003-0604 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-0604
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20770
X-Force: 12724
SecurityFocus: 8263 - Microsoft Windows Media Player IE Zone Access Control Bypass Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 5844 - [MS03-040] Microsoft Windows Media Player Bypassing Zone Restrictions, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20140213

Entryinfo

Created: 08/15/2014 00:40
Updated: 05/26/2019 06:54
Changes: 08/15/2014 00:40 (56), 05/26/2019 06:54 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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