Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 JavaScript META Tag denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6. It has been classified as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the component JavaScript. The manipulation as part of META Tag leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2004-0479. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 (Web Browser) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component JavaScript. The manipulation as part of a META Tag leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Internet Explorer 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via Javascript that creates a new popup window and disables the imagetoolbar functionality with a META tag, which triggers a null dereference.

The issue has been introduced in 03/22/2001. The weakness was shared 07/07/2004 (Website). The advisory is shared at marc.theaimsgroup.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-0479. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

The exploit is available 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 1203 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading to version 7 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (16160), Exploit-DB (24119), SecurityFocus (BID 10351†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-6247†). The entries VDB-21932 and VDB-21927 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Internet Explorer 7

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03/22/2001 🔍
05/14/2004 +1149 days 🔍
05/17/2004 +2 days 🔍
07/07/2004 +51 days 🔍
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12/01/2004 +147 days 🔍
12/05/2014 +3656 days 🔍
07/28/2025 +3888 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2004-0479 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0479
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-21929
X-Force: 16160
SecurityFocus: 10351
Vulnerability Center: 6247 - DoS in Microsoft Internet Explorer via Meta Tag, Medium

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

Created: 12/05/2014 10:45
Updated: 07/28/2025 06:47
Changes: 12/05/2014 10:45 (59), 04/07/2017 12:07 (1), 06/29/2021 19:41 (2), 07/28/2025 06:47 (25)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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