Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 on Win 2000 ActiveX Object denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 on Win 2000. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component ActiveX Object. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2006-3897. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 on Win 2000 (Web Browser). This affects some unknown processing of the component ActiveX Object. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Stack overflow in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 on Windows 2000 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by creating an NMSA.ASFSourceMediaDescription.1 ActiveX object with a long dispValue property.

The issue has been introduced in 08/27/2001. The weakness was disclosed 07/23/2006 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at browserfun.blogspot.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-3897. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1789 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 (27930), SecurityFocus (BID 19114†), OSVDB (27232†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-40923†). The entries VDB-31529 and VDB-31528 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Recommended: Upgrade
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08/27/2001 🔍
07/21/2006 +1788 days 🔍
07/23/2006 +2 days 🔍
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03/12/2015 +581 days 🔍
07/13/2021 +2315 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: browserfun.blogspot.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-3897 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-3897
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-31527
X-Force: 27930
SecurityFocus: 19114
OSVDB: 27232 - Microsoft IE NMSA.ASFSourceMediaDescription dispValue Overflow
Vulnerability Center: 40923 - Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 on Windows 2000 Stack Overflow Vulnerability Allows Remote DoS and Code Execution, Medium

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

Created: 03/12/2015 14:25
Updated: 07/13/2021 07:10
Changes: 03/12/2015 14:25 (49), 05/07/2019 12:41 (20), 07/13/2021 07:10 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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