Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 6.0 SP1 ADODB.Stream privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5/5.5 SP1/5.5 SP2/6.0/6.0 SP1 and classified as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component ADODB.Stream. The manipulation leads to privileges management. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5/5.5 SP1/5.5 SP2/6.0/6.0 SP1 (Web Browser). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown part of the component ADODB.Stream. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 08/26/2003 by jelmer. 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. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 12298 (MS KB870669: ADODB.Stream object from Internet Explorer), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 2875.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (16394), Tenable (12298), SecurityFocus (BID 10514†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-4670†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4

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

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Nessus ID: 12298
Nessus Name: MS KB870669: ADODB.Stream object from Internet Explorer
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Recommended: Upgrade
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07/04/2004 +313 days 🔍
07/17/2016 +4396 days 🔍
09/05/2022 +2241 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Researcher: jelmer
Status: Not defined

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-89603
X-Force: 16394
SecurityFocus: 10514 - Microsoft Internet Explorer ADODB.Stream Object File Installation Weakness
Vulnerability Center: 4670 - Internet Explorer ADODB.Stream Allows Code Execution, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 07/17/2016 23:06
Updated: 09/05/2022 09:47
Changes: 07/17/2016 23:06 (39), 04/07/2017 12:15 (17), 09/05/2022 09:47 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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