Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0. This impacts an unknown function. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-0878. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 (Operating System). This issue affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer on Windows Mobile 5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (loss of browser and other device functionality) via a malformed WML page, related to an "overflow state." NOTE: it is possible that this issue is related to CVE-2007-0685.

The bug was discovered 02/09/2007. The weakness was disclosed 02/10/2007 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-0878 since 02/12/2007. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/31/2019). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $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 (32394), SecurityFocus (BID 22500†), OSVDB (32629†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-36952†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.5

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

02/09/2007 🔍
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02/12/2007 +2 days 🔍
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02/26/2007 +13 days 🔍
11/05/2012 +2079 days 🔍
03/13/2015 +858 days 🔍
07/31/2019 +1601 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2007-0878 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-0878
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-34967
X-Force: 32394
SecurityFocus: 22500 - Microsoft Internet Explorer for Windows Mobile Remote WML Content Denial of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: 32629 - Microsoft IE on Windows Mobile Malformed WML Page Unspecified DoS
Vulnerability Center: 36952 - Microsoft Internet Explorer on Windows Mobile Remote Denial of Service via a Malformed WML Page, High

Entryinfo

Created: 03/13/2015 12:16
Updated: 07/31/2019 16:12
Changes: 03/13/2015 12:16 (57), 07/31/2019 16:12 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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