Vulnerabilities > CVE-2005-2831 - Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft IE and Internet Explorer

047910
CVSS 7.5 - HIGH
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL
Integrity impact
PARTIAL
Availability impact
PARTIAL
network
low complexity
microsoft
nessus

Summary

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a web page with embedded CLSIDs that reference certain COM objects that are not intended for use within Internet Explorer, aka a variant of the "COM Object Instantiation Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-2127.

Nessus

NASL familyWindows : Microsoft Bulletins
NASL idSMB_NT_MS05-054.NASL
descriptionThe remote host is missing IE Cumulative Security Update 905915. The remote version of IE is vulnerable to several flaws that could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the remote host.
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id20299
published2005-12-13
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2005-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/20299
titleMS05-054: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (905915)
code
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
 script_id(20299);
 script_version("1.53");
 script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/11/15 20:50:29");

 script_cve_id(
  "CVE-2005-1790",
  "CVE-2005-2829",
  "CVE-2005-2830",
  "CVE-2005-2831",
  "CVE-2006-0057"
 );
 script_bugtraq_id(13799, 15823, 15825, 15827, 16409);
 script_xref(name:"MSFT", value:"MS05-054");
 script_xref(name:"CERT", value:"887861");
 script_xref(name:"CERT", value:"998297");
 script_xref(name:"EDB-ID", value:"18365");
 script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"905915");

 script_name(english:"MS05-054: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (905915)");
 script_summary(english:"Determines the presence of update 905915");

 script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"Arbitrary code can be executed on the remote host through the web
client.");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote host is missing IE Cumulative Security Update 905915.

The remote version of IE is vulnerable to several flaws that could allow
an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the remote host.");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2005/ms05-054");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Microsoft has released a set of patches for Windows 2000, XP and
2003.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:H/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploited_by_malware", value:"true");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"metasploit_name", value:'MS05-054 Microsoft Internet Explorer JavaScript OnLoad Handler Remote Code Execution');
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true");

 script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2005/11/21");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2005/12/13");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2005/12/13");

 script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:microsoft:windows");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:microsoft:ie");
 script_end_attributes();

 script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);

 script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2005-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
 script_family(english:"Windows : Microsoft Bulletins");

 script_dependencies("smb_hotfixes.nasl","smb_nt_ms05-038.nasl", "ms_bulletin_checks_possible.nasl");
 script_require_keys("SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible");
 script_require_ports(139, 445, 'Host/patch_management_checks');
 exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("smb_hotfixes_fcheck.inc");
include("smb_hotfixes.inc");
include("smb_func.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");

get_kb_item_or_exit("SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible");

bulletin = 'MS05-054';
kb = '905915';

kbs = make_list(kb);
if (get_kb_item("Host/patch_management_checks")) hotfix_check_3rd_party(bulletin:bulletin, kbs:kbs, severity:SECURITY_HOLE);

get_kb_item_or_exit("SMB/Registry/Enumerated");
get_kb_item_or_exit("SMB/WindowsVersion", exit_code:1);

if (hotfix_check_sp_range(win2k:'4,5', xp:'1,2', win2003:'0,1') <= 0) audit(AUDIT_OS_SP_NOT_VULN);

rootfile = hotfix_get_systemroot();
if (!rootfile) exit(1, "Failed to get the system root.");

share = hotfix_path2share(path:rootfile);
if (!is_accessible_share(share:share)) audit(AUDIT_SHARE_FAIL, share);

if (
  hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"5.2", sp:0, file:"Mshtml.dll", version:"6.0.3790.449", dir:"\system32", bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb) ||
  hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"5.2", sp:1, file:"Mshtml.dll", version:"6.0.3790.2577", dir:"\system32", bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb) ||
  hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"5.1", sp:1, file:"Mshtml.dll", version:"6.0.2800.1528", dir:"\system32", bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb) ||
  hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"5.1", sp:2, file:"Mshtml.dll", version:"6.0.2900.2802", dir:"\system32", bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb) ||
  hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"5.0", file:"Mshtml.dll", version:"6.0.2800.1528", min_version:"6.0.0.0", dir:"\system32", bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb) ||
  hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"5.0", file:"Mshtml.dll", version:"5.0.3835.2200", dir:"\system32", bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb)
)
{
  set_kb_item(name:"SMB/Missing/"+bulletin, value:TRUE);
  hotfix_security_hole();
  hotfix_check_fversion_end();
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  hotfix_check_fversion_end();
  audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}

Oval

  • accepted2014-02-24T04:00:16.498-05:00
    classvulnerability
    contributors
    • nameRobert L. Hollis
      organizationThreatGuard, Inc.
    • nameJonathan Baker
      organizationThe MITRE Corporation
    • nameDragos Prisaca
      organizationGideon Technologies, Inc.
    • nameSudhir Gandhe
      organizationTelos
    • nameShane Shaffer
      organizationG2, Inc.
    • nameMaria Mikhno
      organizationALTX-SOFT
    descriptionMicrosoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a web page with embedded CLSIDs that reference certain COM objects that are not intended for use within Internet Explorer, aka a variant of the "COM Object Instantiation Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-2127.
    familywindows
    idoval:org.mitre.oval:def:1426
    statusaccepted
    submitted2005-12-13T12:00:00.000-04:00
    titleWinXP,SP2 COM Object Instantiation Memory Corruption Vulnerability
    version72
  • accepted2014-02-24T04:00:17.833-05:00
    classvulnerability
    contributors
    • nameRobert L. Hollis
      organizationThreatGuard, Inc.
    • nameJonathan Baker
      organizationThe MITRE Corporation
    • nameSudhir Gandhe
      organizationTelos
    • nameShane Shaffer
      organizationG2, Inc.
    • nameMaria Mikhno
      organizationALTX-SOFT
    descriptionMicrosoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a web page with embedded CLSIDs that reference certain COM objects that are not intended for use within Internet Explorer, aka a variant of the "COM Object Instantiation Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-2127.
    familywindows
    idoval:org.mitre.oval:def:1475
    statusaccepted
    submitted2005-12-13T12:00:00.000-04:00
    titleServer 2003 COM Object Instantiation Memory Corruption Vulnerability
    version70
  • accepted2014-02-24T04:00:19.264-05:00
    classvulnerability
    contributors
    • nameRobert L. Hollis
      organizationThreatGuard, Inc.
    • nameJonathan Baker
      organizationThe MITRE Corporation
    • nameSudhir Gandhe
      organizationTelos
    • nameShane Shaffer
      organizationG2, Inc.
    • nameMaria Mikhno
      organizationALTX-SOFT
    descriptionMicrosoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a web page with embedded CLSIDs that reference certain COM objects that are not intended for use within Internet Explorer, aka a variant of the "COM Object Instantiation Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-2127.
    familywindows
    idoval:org.mitre.oval:def:1520
    statusaccepted
    submitted2005-12-13T12:00:00.000-04:00
    titleWinXP,SP1 (64-bit) COM Object Instantiation Memory Corruption Vulnerability
    version71
  • accepted2014-02-24T04:00:19.687-05:00
    classvulnerability
    contributors
    • nameRobert L. Hollis
      organizationThreatGuard, Inc.
    • nameJonathan Baker
      organizationThe MITRE Corporation
    • nameSudhir Gandhe
      organizationTelos
    • nameShane Shaffer
      organizationG2, Inc.
    • nameMaria Mikhno
      organizationALTX-SOFT
    descriptionMicrosoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a web page with embedded CLSIDs that reference certain COM objects that are not intended for use within Internet Explorer, aka a variant of the "COM Object Instantiation Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-2127.
    familywindows
    idoval:org.mitre.oval:def:1543
    statusaccepted
    submitted2005-12-13T12:00:00.000-04:00
    titleServer 2003,SP1 COM Object Instantiation Memory Corruption Vulnerability
    version71
  • accepted2014-02-24T04:00:19.872-05:00
    classvulnerability
    contributors
    • nameRobert L. Hollis
      organizationThreatGuard, Inc.
    • nameRobert L. Hollis
      organizationThreatGuard, Inc.
    • nameAnna Min
      organizationBigFix, Inc
    • nameSudhir Gandhe
      organizationTelos
    • nameShane Shaffer
      organizationG2, Inc.
    • nameMaria Mikhno
      organizationALTX-SOFT
    descriptionMicrosoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a web page with embedded CLSIDs that reference certain COM objects that are not intended for use within Internet Explorer, aka a variant of the "COM Object Instantiation Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-2127.
    familywindows
    idoval:org.mitre.oval:def:1558
    statusaccepted
    submitted2005-12-13T12:00:00.000-04:00
    titleWin2K,SP4 COM Object Instantiation Memory Corruption Vulnerability
    version71
  • accepted2014-02-24T04:00:20.822-05:00
    classvulnerability
    contributors
    • nameRobert L. Hollis
      organizationThreatGuard, Inc.
    • nameRobert L. Hollis
      organizationThreatGuard, Inc.
    • nameSudhir Gandhe
      organizationTelos
    • nameShane Shaffer
      organizationG2, Inc.
    • nameMaria Mikhno
      organizationALTX-SOFT
    descriptionMicrosoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a web page with embedded CLSIDs that reference certain COM objects that are not intended for use within Internet Explorer, aka a variant of the "COM Object Instantiation Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-2127.
    familywindows
    idoval:org.mitre.oval:def:1597
    statusaccepted
    submitted2005-12-13T12:00:00.000-04:00
    titleWin2K/XP,SP1 COM Object Instantiation Memory Corruption Vulnerability
    version71