Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 ActiveX Object denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6. The affected element is an unknown function of the component ActiveX Object. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2006-3354. The attack can be executed remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 (Web Browser) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component ActiveX Object. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by setting the Filter property of an ADODB.Recordset ActiveX object to certain values multiple times, which triggers a null dereference.

The issue has been introduced in 03/22/2001. The weakness was released 07/01/2006 by H D Moore (Website). The advisory is shared for download at browserfun.blogspot.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-3354 since 07/05/2006. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.

The exploit is available at metasploit.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1927 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (27596), SecurityFocus (BID 18773†) and OSVDB (26834†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Upgrade
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03/22/2001 🔍
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05/07/2019 +1517 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: browserfun.blogspot.com
Researcher: H D Moore
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-3354 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-3354
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-31136
X-Force: 27596
SecurityFocus: 18773 - Microsoft Internet Explorer ADODB.Recordset Filter Property Denial of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: 26834 - Microsoft IE ADODB.Recordset COM Object Filter Property NULL Dereference

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 14:25
Updated: 05/07/2019 12:40
Changes: 03/12/2015 14:25 (56), 05/07/2019 12:40 (8)
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