Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 Security Check denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Security Check. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2006-3658. The attack can be executed remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 (Web Browser). Affected is an unknown part of the component Security Check. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by accessing the object references of a FolderItem ActiveX object, which triggers a null dereference in the security check.

The issue has been introduced in 03/22/2001. The weakness was released 07/14/2006 by H D Moore (Website). The advisory is shared for download at vupen.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-3658 since 07/17/2006. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.

The exploit is shared for download at metasploit.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1935 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 (27760) and OSVDB (27059†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-31357 and VDB-31355. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.8
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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

03/22/2001 🔍
07/08/2006 +1934 days 🔍
07/14/2006 +5 days 🔍
07/17/2006 +3 days 🔍
07/18/2006 +1 days 🔍
03/12/2015 +3159 days 🔍
05/07/2019 +1517 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: H D Moore
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-3658 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-3658
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-31356
X-Force: 27760
OSVDB: 27059 - Microsoft IE FolderItem Object NULL Dereference
Vupen: ADV-2006-2814

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

Created: 03/12/2015 14:25
Updated: 05/07/2019 12:41
Changes: 03/12/2015 14:25 (57), 05/07/2019 12:41 (5)
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Cache ID: 216:7A1:103

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