Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 TEXTAREA denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0. It has been declared as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the component TEXTAREA Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to denial of service. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2003-1505. The attack can be launched remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 (Web Browser). This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component TEXTAREA Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. 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. CVE summarizes:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by creating a web page or HTML e-mail with a textarea in a div element whose scrollbar-base-color is modified by a CSS style, which is then moved.

The issue has been introduced in 08/27/2001. The weakness was disclosed 12/31/2003 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2003-1505 since 10/25/2007. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 856 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $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 (13809), Exploit-DB (23273) and SecurityFocus (BID 8874†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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08/27/2001 🔍
10/22/2003 +786 days 🔍
12/31/2003 +70 days 🔍
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10/25/2007 +1394 days 🔍
09/26/2014 +2528 days 🔍
02/01/2025 +3781 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2003-1505 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-1505
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-21412
X-Force: 13809 - Microsoft Internet Explorer scrollbar-base-color attribute denial of service
SecurityFocus: 8874 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Scrollbar-Base-Color Partial Denial Of Service Vulnerability

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

Entryinfo

Created: 09/26/2014 17:21
Updated: 02/01/2025 06:25
Changes: 09/26/2014 17:21 (54), 04/07/2017 12:07 (4), 02/01/2025 06:25 (24)
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