Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 6 Internet Zone access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 6. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Internet Zone Handler. This manipulation causes access control. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2003-1026. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 6 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component Internet Zone Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect integrity.

The weakness was shared 02/02/2004 with Microsoft as advisory_identifier as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at technet.microsoft.at. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2003-1026 since 01/07/2004. 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. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as highly functional. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10861 (MS02-005: MSIE 5.01 5.5 6.0 Cumulative Patch (890923)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 100004 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Cumulative Security Update Not Installed (MS04-004)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at technet.microsoft.at. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 2635.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (13846), Exploit-DB (151), Tenable (10861), SecurityFocus (BID 35455†) and OSVDB (3791†). Additional details are provided at vuldb.com. The entries VDB-3, VDB-45, VDB-257 and VDB-378 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Nessus ID: 10861
Nessus Name: MS02-005: MSIE 5.01 5.5 6.0 Cumulative Patch (890923)
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OpenVAS ID: 10861
OpenVAS Name: IE 5.01 5.5 6.0 Cumulative patch (890923)
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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: technet.microsoft.at
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11/25/2003 🔍
11/25/2003 +0 days 🔍
01/07/2004 +43 days 🔍
01/20/2004 +13 days 🔍
02/02/2004 +13 days 🔍
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06/22/2009 +1965 days 🔍
01/02/2025 +5673 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: advisory_identifier
Researcher: http://www.microsoft.com
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2003-1026 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-1026
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-499

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X-Force: 13846 - Microsoft Internet Explorer subframe cross-site scripting, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 35455 - Microsoft Internet Explorer HTML Attribute JavaScript URI Security Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 10289 - Internet Explorer System Compromise Vulnerabilities, Extremely Critical
OSVDB: 3791 - Microsoft IE Travel Log Arbitrary Script Execution
Vulnerability Center: 3662 - [MS04-040] Internet Explorer 6 SP1 Allows Zone Restricti, Medium

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

Created: 02/03/2004 10:07
Updated: 01/02/2025 11:39
Changes: 02/03/2004 10:07 (94), 10/08/2018 15:43 (5), 03/09/2021 10:44 (2), 03/09/2021 10:49 (2), 01/02/2025 11:39 (15)
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