Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 Target Remote Code Execution

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7. It has been rated as critical. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument Target leads to Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2004-2579. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is recommended to replace the affected component with an alternative.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 (Web Browser). This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument target with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

ACLCHECK module in Novell iChain 2.3 allows attackers to bypass access control rules of an unspecified component via an unspecified attack vector involving a string that contains escape sequences represented with "overlong UTF-8 encoding."

The issue has been introduced in 07/27/2005. The weakness was shared 10/30/2006 by Per Gravgaard (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at secunia.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-2579 since 11/28/2005. 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. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

The exploit is available at secunia.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at windowsupdate.microsoft.com. The problem might be mitigated by replacing the product with as an alternative. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be establishing an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (17132), SecurityFocus (BID 11061†), OSVDB (9266†), Secunia (SA12366†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1011074†). The entries VDB-23460, VDB-23459 and VDB-23458 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
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Class: Remote Code Execution
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Alternative
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Patch: windowsupdate.microsoft.com

Timelineinfo

08/27/2004 🔍
12/31/2004 +126 days 🔍
07/27/2005 +208 days 🔍
11/28/2005 +124 days 🔍
10/30/2006 +336 days 🔍
10/31/2006 +1 days 🔍
03/15/2021 +5249 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Researcher: Per Gravgaard
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2004-2579 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-2579
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2639
X-Force: 17132 - Novell iChain ACLCHECK bypass access control, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 11061 - Novell iChain Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 12366 - iChain Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 9266
SecurityTracker: 1011074 - Novell iChain Has Multiple Bugs That Let Remote Users Bypass ACLs, Deny Service, and Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks

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

Created: 10/31/2006 13:02
Updated: 03/15/2021 06:19
Changes: 10/31/2006 13:02 (57), 04/07/2017 12:01 (19), 03/15/2021 06:19 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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