Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7/8 information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7/8. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2010-3330. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7/8 (Web Browser). This issue affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 8 does not properly restrict script access to content from a different (1) domain or (2) zone, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted web site, aka "Cross-Domain Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

The issue has been introduced in 03/05/2008. The weakness was released 10/13/2010 (Website). The advisory is shared at us-cert.gov. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-3330. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 952 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 49948 , which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 100091 (Microsoft Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (MS10-071)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 10564.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (49948), SecurityFocus (BID 43709†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-27629†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-4172, VDB-4197, VDB-55002 and VDB-55000. 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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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 49948
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OpenVAS ID: 901162
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities (2360131)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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10/13/2010 +29 days 🔍
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03/19/2015 +1618 days 🔍
01/21/2025 +3596 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-3330 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-3330
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-55001

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SecurityFocus: 43709
Vulnerability Center: 27629 - [MS10-071] Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, 7 and 8 Cross Domain Information Disclosure Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 14:37
Updated: 01/21/2025 20:10
Changes: 03/19/2015 14:37 (42), 05/07/2019 12:43 (22), 09/26/2021 19:59 (2), 09/26/2021 20:07 (7), 09/26/2021 20:14 (1), 01/21/2025 20:10 (28)
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Cache ID: 216:F56:103

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