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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8/9 (Web Browser). This affects an unknown code. 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. The summary by CVE is:
Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 and 9 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 03/05/2008. The weakness was presented 10/08/2013 by Jose A. Vazquez as MS13-080 as confirmed bulletin (Technet) via iDefense VCP. It is possible to read the advisory at technet.microsoft.com. The public release was coordinated in cooperation with Microsoft. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2013-3875 since 06/03/2013. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2043 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 13225.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (70332). See 10313, 10619, 10620 and 10621 for similar entries.
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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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Vendor: microsoft.comAdvisory: MS13-080
Researcher: Jose A. Vazquez
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-3875 (🔍)
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Vulnerability Center: 41820 - [MS13-080] Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 - 9 on Workstations Remote Code Execution Vulnerability due to Memory Corruption - CVE-2013-3875, Critical
OSVDB: 98203 - Microsoft IE Unspecified Memory Corruption (2013-3875)
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Entry
Created: 10/09/2013 11:15Updated: 05/26/2021 11:25
Changes: 10/09/2013 11:15 (55), 04/07/2017 12:04 (28), 05/26/2021 11:18 (7), 05/26/2021 11:25 (1)
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