Microsoft Internet Explorer Cookie access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer. This affects an unknown function of the component Cookie Handler. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2008-3173. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer (Web Browser) (affected version unknown) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Cookie Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft Internet Explorer allows web sites to set cookies for domains that have a public suffix with more than one dot character, which could allow remote attackers to perform a session fixation attack and hijack a user s HTTP session, aka "Cross-Site Cooking." NOTE: this issue may exist because of an insufficient fix for CVE-2004-0866.

The weakness was published 07/14/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared at xforce.iss.net. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-3173. 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. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (43950) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-18931†). 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: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-3173 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-3173
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-43205
X-Force: 43950
Vulnerability Center: 18931 - Internet Explorer Before 6 SP1 Cross-Site Cooking Vulnerability Allows Hijacking a User\x27s Session, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 12:19
Updated: 08/01/2021 12:38
Changes: 03/17/2015 12:19 (48), 04/07/2017 12:09 (7), 08/01/2021 12:38 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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