VDB-33643 · CVE-2006-6311 · BID 21466

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0.2900.2180 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0.2900.2180. Impacted is an unknown function. This manipulation causes denial of service. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2006-6311. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0.2900.2180 (Web Browser). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0.2900.2180 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a style attribute in an HTML table tag with a width value that is dynamically calculated using JavaScript.

The weakness was presented 12/06/2006 with Core as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-6311 since 12/06/2006. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

After even before and not, 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.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 21466†) and OSVDB (31326†). See VDB-33642 for similar entry. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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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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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Organization: Core
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-6311 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-6311
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-33643
SecurityFocus: 21466 - Microsoft Internet Explorer CSS Width Element Denial of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: 31326 - Microsoft IE HTML Table Tag style Attribute DoS

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

Created: 03/12/2015 22:21
Updated: 05/07/2019 12:41
Changes: 03/12/2015 22:21 (51), 05/07/2019 12:41 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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