VDB-28146 · CVE-2005-4844 · GCVE-0-2005-4844

Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0. It has been declared as problematic. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2005-4844. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 (Web Browser). Affected is some unknown processing. 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:

The CLSID_ApprenticeICW control allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Internet Explorer crash) by creating a COM object of the class associated with the control s CLSID, which is not intended for use within Internet Explorer.

The issue has been introduced in 07/27/2005. The weakness was released 12/31/2005 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-4844. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1499 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 157 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-28147, VDB-28145, VDB-28144 and VDB-28143. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Web Browser

Vendor

Microsoft

Name

Internet Explorer

Version

License

commercial

Support

end of life

Website

Vendor: https://www.microsoft.com/

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

07/27/2005 🔍
12/31/2005 +157 days 🔍
12/31/2005 +0 days 🔍
06/11/2007 +526 days 🔍
03/12/2015 +2831 days 🔍
07/07/2021 +2309 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-4844 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-4844
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-28146
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 11:11
Updated: 07/07/2021 11:13
Changes: 03/12/2015 11:11 (41), 04/07/2017 12:18 (10), 07/07/2021 11:13 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:0AF:103

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