Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0.1/5.5/6.0 HTTP Response memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0.1/5.5/6.0. It has been declared as very critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component HTTP Response Handler. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability was named CVE-2003-0113. The attack may be performed from remote. In addition, an exploit is available. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0.1/5.5/6.0 (Web Browser). Affected is some unknown processing of the component HTTP Response Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow in URLMON.DLL in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5 and 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an HTTP response containing long values in (1) Content-type and (2) Content-encoding fields.

The issue has been introduced in 11/08/1999. The weakness was presented 04/26/2003 by Jouko Pynnönen with Oy Online Solutions Ltd, Finland as MS03-015 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2003-0113 since 02/26/2003. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1265 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 3461. In this case the pattern Content-Type is used for detection. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 2227.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (11846), Exploit-DB (22530), SecurityFocus (BID 7419†), OSVDB (7843†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-2343†). See VDB-3, VDB-45 and VDB-20416 for similar entries. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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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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Patch: microsoft.com

Snort ID: 3461
Snort Message: SMTP Content-Type overflow attempt
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Suricata ID: 100000119
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS03-015⛔
Researcher: Jouko Pynnönen
Organization: Oy Online Solutions Ltd, Finland
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2003-0113 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-0113
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-48

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X-Force: 11846
SecurityFocus: 7419 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote URLMON.DLL Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: 7843 - Microsoft IE URLMON.DLL Multiple Overflows
Vulnerability Center: 2343 - [MS03-015] Buffer Overflow in Microsoft Internet Explorer URLMON.DLL via Long HTTP Response, Medium

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

Created: 04/26/2003 02:00
Updated: 03/14/2025 02:19
Changes: 04/26/2003 02:00 (63), 05/07/2019 12:37 (34), 03/08/2021 09:08 (3), 12/31/2024 03:33 (17), 03/14/2025 02:19 (2)
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