| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 6.0 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7/8 (Web Browser). It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
The issue has been introduced in 03/22/2001. The weakness was disclosed 09/10/2013 by Peter Van Eeckhoutte (corelanc0d3r) as MS13-069 as confirmed bulletin (Technet) via Zero Day Initiative (ZDI). The advisory is shared for download at technet.microsoft.com. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2013-3205 since 04/17/2013. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.
The exploit is shared for download at packetstormsecurity.com. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 4555 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 69829 (MS13-069: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2870699)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 100162 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (MS13-069)).
Applying the patch MS13-069 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at technet.microsoft.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 13159.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (69829), SecurityFocus (BID 62228†), OSVDB (97094†), Secunia (SA54725†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-41423†). Further details are available at krebsonsecurity.com. The entries VDB-10188, VDB-10189, VDB-10190 and VDB-10191 are pretty similar.
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Nessus ID: 69829
Nessus Name: MS13-069: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2870699)
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OpenVAS ID: 903400
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities (2870699)
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Saint ID: exploit_info/ie_ccaret_updatescreencaret_memory_corruption
Saint Name: Internet Explorer CCaret UpdateScreenCaret Memory Corruption
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MetaSploit ID: ms13_069_caret.rb
MetaSploit Name: MS13-069 Microsoft Internet Explorer CCaret Use-After-Free
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Patch: MS13-069
Suricata ID: 2017510
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Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comAdvisory: MS13-069
Researcher: Peter Van Eeckhoutte (corelanc0d3r)
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-3205 (🔍)
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SecurityFocus: 62228
Secunia: 54725 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 97094 - Microsoft IE CCaret::UpdateScreenCaret Function CCaret Object Handling Use-after-free Arbitrary Code Execution
Vulnerability Center: 41423 - [MS13-069] Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 Remote Code Execution due to Memory Corruption (CVE-2013-3205), Critical
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 09/11/2013 01:17 PMUpdated: 07/01/2024 09:35 PM
Changes: 09/11/2013 01:17 PM (56), 04/07/2017 12:04 PM (43), 05/24/2021 10:21 AM (7), 05/24/2021 10:26 AM (1), 07/01/2024 09:35 PM (17)
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