Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 6 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 6. This vulnerability affects unknown code. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2006-1188. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 6 (Web Browser). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. 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 through 6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via HTML elements with a certain crafted tag, which leads to memory corruption.

The weakness was presented 04/11/2006 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-1188. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 21210 (MS06-013: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (912812)), 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 100034 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Cumulative Security Update Missing (MS06-013)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 4305.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (25547), Tenable (21210), SecurityFocus (BID 17468†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-11052†). See VDB-2089, VDB-2102, VDB-2110 and VDB-2138 for similar entries. 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: 21210
Nessus Name: MS06-013: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (912812)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-1188 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-1188
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-29593

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X-Force: 25547
SecurityFocus: 17468
Vulnerability Center: 11052 - [MS06-013] Microsoft Internet Explorer HTML Tag Memory Corruption Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 12:19
Updated: 01/20/2025 04:31
Changes: 03/12/2015 12:19 (63), 05/07/2019 12:40 (7), 07/08/2021 16:37 (2), 07/08/2021 16:45 (2), 07/08/2021 16:52 (1), 01/20/2025 04:31 (15)
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