24050 : Microsoft IE createTextRange() Function Arbitrary Code Execution
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2006-03-22
Time to Exploit Time to Vendor Response
43 days 8 days

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer contains a flaw that may allow a malicious user to execute arbitrary commands. The issue is triggered due to a memory corruption error when processing a specially crafted "createTextRange()" call associated with a "checkbox" object. It is possible that the flaw may allow attackers to remotely take complete control of an affected system resulting in a loss of integrity.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Workaround, Upgrade
Exploit: Exploit Public, Exploit Commercial

Solution

Upgrade to version 7.0 Beta 2 Preview that was released on March 20, 2006 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. It is also possible to mitigate the flaw by implementing the following workaround:
Disable Active Scripting support in the Internet security zone.
Note: Disabling Active Scripting may cause some Web sites to work incorrectly.

Products

Microsoft Corporation
Internet Explorer
6.0
5.0.1 SP4
5.0.1 SP3
5.0.1 SP1
5.0.1 SP2
6.0 SP1
6.0 SP2
5.5 SP2
7.0 Beta 2 Preview (March edition)
7.0 Beta 2 Preview (January edition)

References

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Credit

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 9.3
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2006-03-23 | Disagree?

Access_vector_2 Access_complexity_1 Authentication_2 Confidentiality_impact_2 Integrity_impact_2 Availability_impact_2

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