VDB-457 · CVE-2003-1559 · BID 9295

Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 6 on Mac HTTPS Referer information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 6 on Mac. The affected element is an unknown function of the component HTTPS Referer Handler. This manipulation causes information disclosure. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2003-1559. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is advised to substitute the affected component with an alternative.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 6 on Mac (Web Browser). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component HTTPS Referer Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. 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 5.22, and other 5 through 6 SP1 versions, sends Referer headers containing https:// URLs in requests for http:// URLs, which allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information by reading Referer log data.

The bug was discovered 12/28/2003. The weakness was disclosed 12/24/2003 by deane as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2003-1559 since 07/14/2008. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

It is possible to download the exploit at awstats.sourceforge.net. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com. The problem might be mitigated by replacing the product with as an alternative. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be establishing an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 9295†), OSVDB (3225†) and Secunia (SA10500†). Additional details are provided at ftp.rfc-editor.org. The entry VDB-455 is pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Access: Public
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Patch: microsoft.com

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12/24/2003 🔍
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12/28/2003 +4 days 🔍
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12/31/2003 +2 days 🔍
01/06/2004 +6 days 🔍
07/14/2008 +1651 days 🔍
04/07/2017 +3189 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: deane
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2003-1559 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-1559
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-457
SecurityFocus: 9295 - Microsoft Internet Explorer HTTP Referer Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Secunia: 10500 - Internet Explorer for Mac Disclosure of Referer Information Weakness, Not Critical
OSVDB: 3225 - Microsoft IE for Mac Information Disclosure

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

Created: 01/06/2004 10:13
Updated: 04/07/2017 12:00
Changes: 01/06/2004 10:13 (75), 04/07/2017 12:00 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:FF1:103

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