Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 authentication spoofing

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation leads to authentication spoofing. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-2274. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authentication spoofing vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-290. This attack-focused weakness is caused by incorrectly implemented authentication schemes that are subject to spoofing attacks. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 does not clearly associate a Javascript dialog box with the web page that generated it, which allows remote attackers to spoof a dialog box from a trusted site and facilitates phishing attacks, aka the "Dialog Origin Spoofing Vulnerability."

The issue has been introduced in 08/27/2001. The weakness was shared 07/13/2005 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-2274. 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. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1416 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 19476 (Debian DSA-779-2 : mozilla-firefox - several vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (19476) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-8849†). The entries VDB-25798, VDB-25797 and VDB-25796 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Authentication spoofing
CWE: CWE-290 / CWE-287
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Nessus ID: 19476
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-779-2 : mozilla-firefox - several vulnerabilities
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Patch: microsoft.com

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07/13/2005 +1415 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2005-2274 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2274
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-25799
Vulnerability Center: 8849 - Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 Allows Dialog Origin Spoofing, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 07/05/2021 13:58
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (43), 04/07/2017 12:07 (18), 07/05/2021 13:52 (3), 07/05/2021 13:58 (1)
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