VDB-377 · CVE-2003-0817 · BID 9012

Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 6 IFRAME Remote Code Execution

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 6. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component IFRAME Handler. The manipulation leads to Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2003-0817. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. The affected component should be disabled.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 6 (Web Browser). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component IFRAME Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Internet Explorer 5.01 through 6 SP1 allows remote attackers to bypass zone restrictions and read arbitrary files via an XML object.

The weakness was disclosed 11/07/2003 by Jelmer (Website). The advisory is shared at safecenter.net. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2003-0817 since 09/18/2003. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is available at safecenter.net. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 100003 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Cumulative Security Update Not Installed (MS03-048)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at windowsupdate.microsoft.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 9012†), Secunia (SA10157†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-2831†). astalavista.ch is providing further details. The entries VDB-375, VDB-376, VDB-378 and VDB-21525 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Base Score: 6.3
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Class: Remote Code Execution
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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OpenVAS ID: 10861
OpenVAS Name: IE 5.01 5.5 6.0 Cumulative patch (890923)
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Recommended: Disable
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Patch: windowsupdate.microsoft.com

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09/18/2003 🔍
11/07/2003 +50 days 🔍
11/10/2003 +3 days 🔍
02/03/2004 +85 days 🔍
06/22/2024 +7445 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: safecenter.net
Researcher: Jelmer
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2003-0817 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-0817
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-377

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SecurityFocus: 9012 - Microsoft Internet Explorer XML Object Zone Restriction Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 10157 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Local Zone Access, Moderately Critical
Vulnerability Center: 2831

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

Created: 11/10/2003 11:32
Updated: 06/22/2024 12:26
Changes: 11/10/2003 11:32 (53), 04/07/2017 12:00 (22), 06/22/2024 12:26 (17)
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Cache ID: 216:904:103

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