Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5/6.0 BMP Image memory allocation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5/6.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component BMP Image Handler. The manipulation leads to memory allocation. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2004-1922. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5/6.0 (Web Browser). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code of the component BMP Image Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory allocation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-789. The product allocates memory based on an untrusted, large size value, but it does not ensure that the size is within expected limits, allowing arbitrary amounts of memory to be allocated. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0 allocates memory based on the memory size written in the BMP file instead of the actual BMP file size, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a small BMP file with has a large memory size.

The issue has been introduced in 07/08/2000. The weakness was published 04/11/2004 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at marc.theaimsgroup.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-1922. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1373 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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Class: Memory allocation
CWE: CWE-789 / CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

07/08/2000 🔍
04/11/2004 +1373 days 🔍
04/11/2004 +0 days 🔍
05/04/2005 +387 days 🔍
10/15/2014 +3451 days 🔍
06/29/2021 +2449 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-1922 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1922
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-21725

Entryinfo

Created: 10/15/2014 18:00
Updated: 06/29/2021 15:33
Changes: 10/15/2014 18:00 (42), 05/07/2019 12:39 (10), 06/29/2021 15:33 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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