Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 Scheme information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6. This impacts an unknown function of the component Scheme Handler. This manipulation causes information disclosure. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-2056. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 (Web Browser) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Scheme Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Argument injection vulnerability in Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP SP2 allows user-assisted remote attackers to modify command line arguments to an invoked mail client via " (double quote) characters in a mailto: scheme handler, as demonstrated by launching Microsoft Outlook with an arbitrary filename as an attachment. NOTE: it is not clear whether this issue is implementation-specific or a problem in the Microsoft API.

The weakness was shared 04/26/2006 (Website). The advisory is shared at vupen.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-2056 since 04/26/2006. 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. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (26118). The entries VDB-2190, VDB-29931, VDB-29930 and VDB-83849 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

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03/12/2015 +3242 days 🔍
05/07/2019 +1517 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-2056 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-2056
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-29929
X-Force: 26118
Vupen: ADV-2006-1538

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 12:19
Updated: 05/07/2019 12:40
Changes: 03/12/2015 12:19 (49), 05/07/2019 12:40 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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