Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01/6/7 ActiveX Control htmlmm.ocx memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01/6/7 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality in the library msb1fren.dll of the file htmlmm.ocx of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2007-0219. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01/6/7 (Web Browser). This issue affects an unknown part in the library msb1fren.dll of the file htmlmm.ocx of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 6, and 7 uses certain COM objects from (1) Msb1fren.dll, (2) Htmlmm.ocx, and (3) Blnmgrps.dll as ActiveX controls, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different issue than CVE-2006-4697.

The issue has been introduced in 11/08/1999. The weakness was presented 02/13/2007 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). It is possible to read the advisory at kb.cert.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-0219. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2654 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 24340 (MS07-016: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (928090)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 100045 (Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (MS07-016)).

Upgrading to version 8 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 5109.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (32107), Tenable (24340), SecurityFocus (BID 22504†), OSVDB (31893†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1017643†). See VDB-2928, VDB-2929, VDB-35002 and VDB-84963 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 24340
Nessus Name: MS07-016: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (928090)
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OpenVAS ID: 102054
OpenVAS Name: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (928090)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Internet Explorer 8
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Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2007-0219 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-0219
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-35003

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X-Force: 32107
SecurityFocus: 22504
OSVDB: 31893 - Microsoft IE Msb1fren.dll COM Object Instantiation Memory Corruption
SecurityTracker: 1017643
Vulnerability Center: 14284 - [MS07-016] Microsoft Internet Explorer COM Objects Code Execution, Medium

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

Created: 03/13/2015 12:16
Updated: 01/05/2025 15:42
Changes: 03/13/2015 12:16 (51), 04/07/2017 12:08 (26), 07/13/2021 12:19 (1), 07/13/2021 12:26 (7), 07/13/2021 12:34 (2), 01/05/2025 13:48 (21), 01/05/2025 15:42 (2)
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