Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 6 window.createPopup

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 6 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function window.createPopup. Performing a manipulation results in an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2004-0762. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is recommended to disable the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 6 (Web Browser). This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Mozilla before 1.7, Firefox before 0.9, and Thunderbird before 0.7, allow remote web sites to install arbitrary extensions by using interactive events to manipulate the XPInstall Security dialog box.

The weakness was shared 07/13/2004 by Georgi Guninski (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at secunia.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2004-0762. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 19068 (FreeBSD : mozilla -- users may be lured into bypassing security dialogs (a7e0d783-131b-11d9-bc4a-000c41e2cdad)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115047 (Sun Solaris Mozilla Multiple Vulnerabilities).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at windowsupdate.microsoft.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (16623), Tenable (19068), SecurityFocus (BID 10661†), Secunia (SA12048†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-6018†). Further details are available at secunia.com. The entries VDB-744, VDB-758, VDB-756 and VDB-757 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 19068
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : mozilla -- users may be lured into bypassing security dialogs (a7e0d783-131b-11d9-bc4a-000c41e2cdad)
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OpenVAS ID: 53919
OpenVAS Name: Slackware Advisory SSA:2004-223-01 Mozilla
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Recommended: Disable
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Patch: windowsupdate.microsoft.com

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07/05/2004 🔍
07/13/2004 +8 days 🔍
07/14/2004 +1 days 🔍
08/02/2004 +18 days 🔍
08/18/2004 +16 days 🔍
08/18/2004 +0 days 🔍
11/24/2004 +98 days 🔍
07/13/2005 +231 days 🔍
03/09/2021 +5718 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Researcher: Georgi Guninski
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2004-0762 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0762
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-759

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X-Force: 16623
SecurityFocus: 10661 - Multiple Vendor Internet Browser User Action Prediction/Interception Weakness
Secunia: 12048 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities, Extremely Critical
Vulnerability Center: 6018 - Mozilla Browser XPInstall Security Dialog Box Code Execution, Medium

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

Created: 07/14/2004 10:58
Updated: 03/09/2021 16:11
Changes: 07/14/2004 10:58 (56), 04/07/2017 12:00 (32), 03/09/2021 16:04 (3), 03/09/2021 16:07 (2), 03/09/2021 16:11 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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