Description
Buffer overflow in URLMON.DLL in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5 and 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an HTTP response containing long values in (1) Content-type and (2) Content-encoding fields.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 - Remote 'URLMON.dll' Remote Buffer Overflow EDB-22530 · remote · Apr 23, 2003 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 20030701 URLMON.DLL buffer overflow - technical details mailing-list
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:926 vdb-entry signature
- 20030426 Buffer overflow in Internet Explorer's HTTP parsing code mailing-list
- VU#169753 third-party-advisory
- MS03-015 vendor-advisory