Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 7 res URI File information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 7. Affected is an unknown function of the component res URI Handler. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure (File). This vulnerability was named CVE-2007-4848. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 7 (Web Browser). This affects an unknown code of the component res URI Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (File). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 through 7 allows remote attackers to determine the existence of local files that have associated images via a res:// URI in the src property of a JavaScript Image object, as demonstrated by the URI for a bitmap image resource within a (1) .exe or (2) .dll file.

The weakness was presented 09/12/2007 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at xs-sniper.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-4848 since 09/12/2007. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (34989), SecurityFocus (BID 33413†), OSVDB (37638†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-16126†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

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Exploitinginfo

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

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

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06/05/2007 +20 days 🔍
09/12/2007 +99 days 🔍
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09/20/2007 +8 days 🔍
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03/16/2015 +2730 days 🔍
07/21/2021 +2319 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: xs-sniper.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2007-4848 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-4848
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-38763
X-Force: 34989
SecurityFocus: 33413
OSVDB: 37638 - Microsoft IE res:// URI Image Object Local File Enumeration
Vulnerability Center: 16126 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Vulnerability Allows Information Disclosure to Remote Attackers, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 12:18
Updated: 07/21/2021 20:39
Changes: 03/16/2015 12:18 (53), 04/07/2017 12:09 (9), 07/21/2021 20:39 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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