VDB-88218 · XFDB 372 · SBV-1080

Microsoft Internet Explorer Zone ActiveX privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer and classified as critical. This impacts an unknown function of the component Zone ActiveX. The manipulation results in privileges management. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer (Web Browser) (the affected version is unknown). Affected is an unknown code of the component Zone ActiveX. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 01/01/1999. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (372) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-1080†). See VDB-88222, VDB-88221, VDB-88220 and VDB-88219 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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02/25/2003 +1516 days 🔍
06/28/2016 +4872 days 🔍
04/07/2017 +283 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Status: Not defined

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-88218
X-Force: 372
Vulnerability Center: 1080 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Zone ActiveX execution, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/28/2016 14:41
Updated: 04/07/2017 12:15
Changes: 06/28/2016 14:41 (36), 04/07/2017 12:15 (8)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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