Microsoft Internet Explorer FTP Parser memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component FTP Parser. This manipulation causes memory corruption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-4697. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer (Web Browser) (the affected version unknown) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component FTP Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 6, and 7 uses certain COM objects from Imjpcksid.dll as ActiveX controls, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors. NOTE: this issue might be related to CVE-2006-4193.

The weakness was shared 02/13/2007 by H. D. Moore with MetaSploit as MS07-016 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-4697. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 24340 (MS07-016: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (928090)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 100045 (Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (MS07-016)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch MS07-016 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 10137. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 3979.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (32107), Tenable (24340), SecurityFocus (BID 22486†), OSVDB (31891†) and Secunia (SA24156†). The entries VDB-2928, VDB-35003, VDB-35002 and VDB-84963 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 24340
Nessus Name: MS07-016: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (928090)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: MS07-016

Snort ID: 10137
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS07-016
Researcher: H. D. Moore
Organization: MetaSploit
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-4697 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-4697
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2929

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X-Force: 32107
SecurityFocus: 22486 - Microsoft Internet Explorer IMJPCKSI COM Object Instantiation Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Secunia: 24156 - Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 31891 - Microsoft IE Imjpcksid.dll COM Object Instantiation Memory Corruption
Vulnerability Center: 14283 - [MS07-016] Microsoft Internet Explorer Imjpcksid.dll COM Objects Code Execution, Medium

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

Created: 02/15/2007 13:52
Updated: 01/05/2025 13:00
Changes: 02/15/2007 13:52 (87), 04/07/2017 12:01 (11), 03/15/2021 09:18 (2), 03/15/2021 09:20 (2), 01/05/2025 13:00 (21)
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