Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 ActiveX Object newdefaultitem denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and classified as problematic. This impacts the function newdefaultitem of the component ActiveX Object. Executing a manipulation can lead to denial of service. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-3910. The attack can be executed remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 (Web Browser). This vulnerability affects the function newdefaultitem of the component ActiveX Object. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP SP2, when Outlook is installed, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by calling the NewDefaultItem function of an OVCtl (OVCtl.OVCtl.1) ActiveX object, which triggers a null dereference.

The issue has been introduced in 03/22/2001. The weakness was released 07/19/2006 (Website). The advisory is available at browserfun.blogspot.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2006-3910 since 07/27/2006. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1499 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is possible to download the exploit at metasploit.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1942 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 (27845), SecurityFocus (BID 19079†) and OSVDB (27112†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Upgrade
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03/22/2001 🔍
07/16/2006 +1942 days 🔍
07/19/2006 +2 days 🔍
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07/27/2006 +8 days 🔍
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05/07/2019 +1517 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: browserfun.blogspot.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-3910 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-3910
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-31546
X-Force: 27845
SecurityFocus: 19079 - Microsoft Internet Explorer OVCtl Denial Of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: 27112 - Microsoft IE OVCtl NewDefaultItem Method NULL Dereference
Vupen: ADV-2006-2915

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 14:25
Updated: 05/07/2019 12:41
Changes: 03/12/2015 14:25 (59), 05/07/2019 12:41 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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