Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 window.alert denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6. This vulnerability affects the function window.alert. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2006-3915. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 (Web Browser). It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function window.alert. 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:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP SP2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by iterating over any native function, as demonstrated with the window.alert function, which triggers a null dereference.

The weakness was released 07/25/2006 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-3915 since 07/27/2006. 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 and a public exploit are known. 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. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (27932), SecurityFocus (BID 19140†) and OSVDB (27373†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Timelineinfo

07/22/2006 🔍
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07/27/2006 +2 days 🔍
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05/02/2019 +1512 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-3915 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-3915
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-31551
X-Force: 27932 - Microsoft Internet Explorer native function iteration denial of service
SecurityFocus: 19140 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Native Function Iterator Denial Of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: 27373 - Microsoft IE Native Function Iteration NULL Dereference
Vupen: ADV-2006-2955

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 14:25
Updated: 05/02/2019 07:13
Changes: 03/12/2015 14:25 (57), 05/02/2019 07:13 (6)
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