Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 8 improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5/5.01/6/7/8. Affected is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2009-2064. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5/5.01/6/7/8 (Web Browser). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 8, and possibly other versions, detects http content in https web pages only when the top-level frame uses https, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary web script, in an https site s context, by modifying an http page to include an https iframe that references a script file on an http site, related to "HTTP-Intended-but-HTTPS-Loadable (HPIHSL) pages."

The issue has been introduced in 03/05/2008. The weakness was presented 06/15/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at research.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-2064. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 467 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (51186), SecurityFocus (BID 35403†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-22647†). See VDB-48612, VDB-48611, VDB-48610 and VDB-48609 for similar entries. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

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Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

03/05/2008 🔍
05/01/2009 +422 days 🔍
06/15/2009 +44 days 🔍
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06/23/2009 +8 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +2093 days 🔍
08/11/2021 +2339 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: research.microsoft.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2009-2064 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-2064
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-48608
X-Force: 51186
SecurityFocus: 35403
Vulnerability Center: 22647 - Microsoft Internet Explorer <= 8 HTTPS Loadable Pages Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 08/11/2021 18:01
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (42), 05/07/2019 12:42 (11), 08/11/2021 17:54 (1), 08/11/2021 18:01 (7)
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