VDB-977 · BID 11621 · SA13124

Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 6 res URI privilege escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 6. This impacts an unknown function of the component res URI Handler. The manipulation leads to an unknown weakness. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 6 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the component res URI Handler. The impact remains unknown.

The weakness was disclosed 11/08/2004 by Benjamin Tobias Franz as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The attack may be initiated remotely. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

After even before and not, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is available at derkeiler.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $100k and more.

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 SecurityFocus (BID 11621†), OSVDB (11580†), Secunia (SA13124†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1012138†). 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
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: windowsupdate.microsoft.com

Timelineinfo

11/06/2004 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Benjamin Tobias Franz
Status: Not defined

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-977
SecurityFocus: 11621 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Local Resource Enumeration Vulnerability
Secunia: 13124 - Microsoft Internet Explorer "res:" URI Handler File Identification Vulnerability, Not Critical
OSVDB: 11580 - Microsoft IE res: URI Handler File Existence Disclosure
SecurityTracker: 1012138 - Microsoft IE Discloses Whether Specified Files Exist to Remote Users

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

Entryinfo

Created: 11/09/2004 14:22
Updated: 04/07/2017 12:00
Changes: 11/09/2004 14:22 (65), 04/07/2017 12:00 (4)
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Cache ID: 216:C41:103

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

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