Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 Encrypted Pages denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0. Affected is an unknown function of the component Encrypted Pages Handler. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability was named CVE-2004-0284. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 (Web Browser). Affected is an unknown function of the component Encrypted Pages Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0, Outlook 2002, and Outlook 2003 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption), if "Do not save encrypted pages to disk" is disabled, via a web site or HTML e-mail that contains two null characters (%00) after the host name.

The issue has been introduced in 08/27/2001. The weakness was presented 11/23/2004 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2004-0284. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1184 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (15127), SecurityFocus (BID 9629†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-5623†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

08/27/2001 🔍
02/10/2004 +897 days 🔍
02/10/2004 +0 days 🔍
10/21/2004 +254 days 🔍
11/23/2004 +33 days 🔍
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04/14/2015 +3794 days 🔍
05/07/2019 +1484 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-0284 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0284
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-22428
X-Force: 15127
SecurityFocus: 9629 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Double-Null URI Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 5623 - DoS in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 and Microsoft Outlook 2002, 2003 via URL, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 04/14/2015 18:11
Updated: 05/07/2019 12:39
Changes: 04/14/2015 18:11 (58), 05/07/2019 12:39 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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