Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7/8 onload=screen["" denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7/8 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Executing a manipulation of the argument onload=screen["" can lead to denial of service. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-0072. The attack can be executed remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7/8 (Web Browser). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown code. The manipulation of the argument onload=screen["" with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 through 8.0 beta2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an onload=screen[""] attribute value in a BODY element.

The weakness was released 01/08/2009 by SkyLined (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2009-0072 since 01/08/2009. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1499 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (47788) and SecurityFocus (BID 33149†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.9

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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OpenVAS ID: 800337
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Internet Explorer NULL Pointer DoS Vulnerability
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03/17/2015 +2259 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

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

CVE: CVE-2009-0072 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-0072
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-45826
X-Force: 47788 - Microsoft Internet Explorer JavaScript onload=screen attribute denial of service
SecurityFocus: 33149 - Microsoft Internet Explorer 'screen[""]' Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/04/2021 00:49
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (49), 04/07/2017 12:09 (7), 08/04/2021 00:49 (7)
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