Microsoft Pocket Internet Explorer 3.0 JavaScript object.innerHTML infinite loop

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Microsoft Pocket Internet Explorer 3.0. Affected is the function object.innerHTML of the component JavaScript. Performing a manipulation results in infinite loop. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2003-1275. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Microsoft Pocket Internet Explorer 3.0. This affects the function object.innerHTML of the component JavaScript. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a infinite loop vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-835. The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

Pocket Internet Explorer (PIE) 3.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a Javascript function that uses the object.innerHTML function to recursively call that function.

The weakness was disclosed 12/31/2003 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2003-1275 since 11/16/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k.

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 (11004), Exploit-DB (22119) and SecurityFocus (BID 6507†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

Microsoft

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Pocket Internet Explorer

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License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.microsoft.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.8
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Class: Infinite loop
CWE: CWE-835 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Timelineinfo

01/03/2003 🔍
12/31/2003 +362 days 🔍
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11/16/2005 +686 days 🔍
08/28/2014 +3207 days 🔍
02/01/2025 +3810 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2003-1275 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-1275
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-21207
X-Force: 11004
SecurityFocus: 6507 - Microsoft Pocket Internet Explorer Denial Of Service Vulnerability

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

Entryinfo

Created: 08/28/2014 17:33
Updated: 02/01/2025 17:18
Changes: 08/28/2014 17:33 (49), 04/07/2017 12:07 (4), 07/16/2024 10:20 (17), 02/01/2025 17:18 (13)
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