Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 ActiveX Control cert/cc memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01. Affected is an unknown function of the file cert/cc of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-0057. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 (Web Browser). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown part of the file cert/cc of the component ActiveX Control. 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. CVE summarizes:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 allows remote attackers to bypass the Kill bit settings for dangerous ActiveX controls via unknown vectors involving crafted HTML, which can expose the browser to attacks that would otherwise be prevented by the Kill bit setting. NOTE: CERT/CC claims that MS05-054 fixes this issue, but it is not described in MS05-054.

The issue has been introduced in 11/08/1999. The weakness was published 01/27/2006 by Will Dormann as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared for download at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-0057. 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 known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2272 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 20299 (MS05-054: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (905915)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (24379), Tenable (20299), SecurityFocus (BID 16409†), OSVDB (23657†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-13642†). Similar entries are available at VDB-1537, VDB-1914, VDB-1915 and VDB-1916. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 20299
Nessus Name: MS05-054: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (905915)
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01/01/2006 +2245 days 🔍
01/27/2006 +26 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: Will Dormann
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-0057 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-0057
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-28500
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X-Force: 24379
SecurityFocus: 16409 - Microsoft Internet Explorer ActiveX Control Kill Bit Bypass Vulnerability
OSVDB: 23657 - Microsoft IE ActiveX Killbit Setting Bypass
Vulnerability Center: 13642 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Allows Bypassing of the Kill Bit Settings for Dangerous ActiveX Controls, High

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

Created: 03/12/2015 11:11
Updated: 11/23/2024 03:10
Changes: 03/12/2015 11:11 (64), 05/07/2019 12:40 (9), 07/07/2021 18:09 (2), 07/07/2021 18:17 (2), 11/23/2024 03:10 (21)
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