Vulnerability Name:

CCN-106971

Published:2015-10-05
Updated:2015-10-05
Summary:Multiple browsers could allow a remote attacker to obtain information, caused by the improper use of standard HTML and JavaScript. By persuading a victim to visit a specially crafted Web site, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to invoke the windows.performance object and extract Windows performance counter frequency. This could be used to detect if the user's browser is running on a virtual machine.
CVSS v3 Severity:4.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
3.8 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:4.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Consequences:Obtain Information
References:Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Web site
Internet Explorer

Source: CCN
Type: Mozilla Web site
Firefox - Rediscover the web

Source: CCN
Type: Security Galore Web site
Web-based virtual machine detection using the HTML5 Performance object

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
multiple-browsers-html5-info-disc(106971)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:microsoft:ie:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:ie:11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:edge:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    microsoft ie 10
    microsoft ie 11
    microsoft edge *