Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 6 Address Bar privilege escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 6. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Address Bar. This manipulation causes an unknown weakness. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 6 (Web Browser). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component Address Bar. The impact remains unknown.

The weakness was presented 08/15/2004 by Liu Die Yu (Website). The advisory is shared at umbrella.name. The attack can be launched remotely. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

It is possible to download the exploit at umbrella.name. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k.

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

See VDB-796 for similar entry. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.0

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privilege escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: windowsupdate.microsoft.com

Timelineinfo

08/15/2004 🔍
08/17/2004 +2 days 🔍
04/07/2017 +4616 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: umbrella.name
Researcher: Liu Die Yu
Status: Not defined

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-793
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/17/2004 13:48
Updated: 04/07/2017 12:00
Changes: 08/17/2004 13:48 (53), 04/07/2017 12:00 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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