VDB-37573 · CVE-2007-3497 · OSVDB 38955

Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 History information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0. This affects an unknown function. This manipulation causes information disclosure (History). This vulnerability appears as CVE-2007-3497. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 (Web Browser). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (History). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 allows remote attackers to determine the existence of page history via the history.length JavaScript variable.

The issue has been introduced in 07/27/2005. The weakness was presented 06/29/2007 (Website). The advisory is shared at 0x000000.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-3497 since 06/29/2007. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 702 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at OSVDB (38955†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Name: History
Class: Information disclosure / History
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

07/27/2005 🔍
06/29/2007 +702 days 🔍
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06/29/2007 +0 days 🔍
11/12/2007 +136 days 🔍
03/15/2015 +2679 days 🔍
07/20/2021 +2319 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: 0x000000.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2007-3497 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-3497
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-37573
OSVDB: 38955 - Microsoft IE history.length Variable History Disclosure

Entryinfo

Created: 03/15/2015 15:58
Updated: 07/20/2021 15:56
Changes: 03/15/2015 15:58 (48), 05/07/2019 12:42 (2), 07/20/2021 15:56 (7)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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