Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 6.0.2900 mshtml.dll denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 6.0.2900. This impacts an unknown function in the library mshtml.dll. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2006-7031. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 6.0.2900 (Web Browser). This issue affects an unknown code in the library mshtml.dll. 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:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0.2900 SP2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a table element with a CSS attribute that sets the position, which triggers an "unhandled exception" in mshtml.dll.

The weakness was published 02/22/2007 (Website). The advisory is shared at milw0rm.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-7031 since 02/22/2007. 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 as well as a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

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 vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 17932†). Similar entries are available at VDB-35164 and VDB-35163. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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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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05/10/2006 🔍
02/22/2007 +288 days 🔍
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03/13/2015 +2941 days 🔍
01/17/2025 +3598 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: milw0rm.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-7031 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-7031
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-35165
SecurityFocus: 17932 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Position CSS Denial of Service Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/13/2015 12:16
Updated: 01/17/2025 17:09
Changes: 03/13/2015 12:16 (45), 05/07/2019 12:41 (6), 07/13/2021 14:39 (1), 07/13/2021 14:43 (7), 06/24/2024 21:34 (16), 01/17/2025 17:09 (14)
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