VDB-37553 · CVE-2007-3481 · BID 24704

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7 document.domain memory corruption ⚔ [Disputed]

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is the function document.domain. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2007-3481. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. There is ongoing doubt regarding the real existence of this vulnerability. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7 (Web Browser) and classified as problematic. This issue affects the function document.domain. 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. The summary by CVE is:

** DISPUTED ** Cross-domain vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and access restricted information from other domains via JavaScript that overwrites the document variable and statically sets the document.domain attribute. NOTE: this issue has been disputed by other researchers, citing a variable scoping issue and information about the semantics of document.domain.

The issue has been introduced in 03/22/2001. The weakness was presented 06/28/2007 by Gareth Heyes (Website). The advisory is shared at 0x000000.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-3481 since 06/28/2007. 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 are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2289 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 24704†) and OSVDB (38953†). See VDB-37591 for similar entry. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Recommended: Upgrade
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03/22/2001 🔍
06/28/2007 +2289 days 🔍
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11/12/2007 +137 days 🔍
03/15/2015 +2679 days 🔍
08/08/2024 +3434 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: 0x000000.com
Researcher: Gareth Heyes
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2007-3481 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-3481
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-37553
SecurityFocus: 24704 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Document.Domain Cross-Domain Same Origin Overwriting Vulnerability
OSVDB: 38953 - Microsoft IE Document Variable Overwrite Same Origin Policy Bypass

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/15/2015 15:58
Updated: 08/08/2024 13:52
Changes: 03/15/2015 15:58 (51), 05/07/2019 12:42 (6), 07/20/2021 15:28 (8), 08/08/2024 13:52 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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