| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 6.8 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 (Web Browser). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 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," a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-3872, CVE-2013-3882, and CVE-2013-3885.
The issue has been introduced in 04/12/2011. The weakness was released 10/08/2013 by Jose A. Vazquez as MS13-080 as confirmed bulletin (Technet) via ZDI (Zero Day Initiative). The advisory is shared at technet.microsoft.com. The public release was coordinated with Microsoft. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2013-3873 since 06/03/2013. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/26/2021). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 910 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 70332 (MS13-080: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2879017)), 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 100164 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (MS13-080)).
Applying the patch MS13-080 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 13210.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (70332), OSVDB (98201†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-41813†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-10313, VDB-10619, VDB-10620 and VDB-10622. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.1VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.8
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 70332
Nessus Name: MS13-080: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2879017)
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OpenVAS ID: 803867
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities (2879017)
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Patch: MS13-080
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Timeline
04/12/2011 🔍06/03/2013 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comAdvisory: MS13-080
Researcher: Jose A. Vazquez
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-3873 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-3873
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-10621
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OSVDB: 98201 - Microsoft IE Unspecified Memory Corruption (2013-3873)
Vulnerability Center: 41813 - [MS13-080] Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 on Workstations Remote Code Execution Vulnerability due to Memory Corruption - CVE-2013-3873, Critical
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Entry
Created: 10/09/2013 11:15 AMUpdated: 05/26/2021 10:58 AM
Changes: 10/09/2013 11:15 AM (55), 04/07/2017 03:21 PM (28), 05/26/2021 10:52 AM (7), 05/26/2021 10:58 AM (1)
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