VDB-8423 · OSVDB 92257 · GCVE-100-8423

Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 8.00.6001.18702 CSS iexplorer.exe denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 8.00.6001.18702. This affects an unknown function of the file iexplorer.exe of the component CSS Handler. The manipulation leads to denial of service. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 8.00.6001.18702 (Web Browser). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the file iexplorer.exe of the component CSS Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability.

The weakness was presented 04/10/2013 by MustLive with Websecurity.com as not defined poc (Youtube). It is possible to read the advisory at youtube.com. The vendor was not involved in the public release. 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. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is available at youtube.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k.

Upgrading to version 9 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at OSVDB (92257†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.9

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Internet Explorer 9

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04/10/2013 🔍
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04/17/2013 +7 days 🔍
04/07/2017 +1451 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: youtube.com
Researcher: MustLive
Organization: Websecurity.com
Status: Not defined

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-8423
OSVDB: 92257 - Microsoft IE CSS Import Handling Remote DoS

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

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Created: 04/17/2013 17:43
Updated: 04/07/2017 12:03
Changes: 04/17/2013 17:43 (51), 04/07/2017 12:03 (2)
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