Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 6 JavaScript memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 6 and classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component JavaScript. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability was named CVE-2006-5579. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 6 (Web Browser). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component JavaScript. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by using JavaScript to cause certain errors simultaneously, which results in the access of previously freed memory, aka "Script Error Handling Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

The weakness was presented 12/12/2006 by Jakob Balle and Carsten Eiram with Secunia Research as MS06-072 (Website). The advisory is shared at secunia.com. The public release was coordinated in cooperation with Microsoft. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-5579 since 10/27/2006. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 23833 (MS06-072: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (925454)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 90371 (Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (MS06-072)).

Applying the patch MS06-072 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 4892.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (30604), Tenable (23833), SecurityFocus (BID 21552†), OSVDB (30813†) and Secunia (SA20807†). See VDB-2736, VDB-2734, VDB-2735 and VDB-33791 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 23833
Nessus Name: MS06-072: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (925454)
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Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS06-072⛔
Researcher: Jakob Balle, Carsten Eiram
Organization: Secunia Research
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-5579 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-5579
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2733

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X-Force: 30604
SecurityFocus: 21552 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Script Error Handling Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 20807 - Internet Explorer Script Error Handling Memory Corruption Vulnerability, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 30813 - Microsoft IE Script Error Handling Memory Corruption
SecurityTracker: 1017373 - Microsoft Internet Explorer DHTML and Script Error Handling Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 13306 - [MS06-072] Microsoft Internet Explorer Script Error Handling Memory Corruption, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-4966

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/14/2006 14:15
Updated: 01/16/2025 10:23
Changes: 12/14/2006 14:15 (93), 04/07/2017 12:01 (10), 03/13/2021 16:39 (2), 01/16/2025 10:23 (15)
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