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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 (Web Browser). This affects an unknown code block of the component Scripting Engine. 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:
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the scripting engine handles objects in memory in Internet Explorer, aka 'Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1555, CVE-2020-1570.
The weakness was disclosed 08/11/2020 as confirmed security update guide (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with Microsoft. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2020-1380. 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. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/19/2024). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future. The advisory points out:
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the scripting engine handles objects in memory in Internet Explorer. The vulnerability could corrupt memory in such a way that an attacker could execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the current user. If the current user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could take control of an affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.
It is declared as highly functional. The CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog lists this issue since 11/03/2021 with a due date of 05/03/2022:
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The entry 159505 is pretty similar.
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comAdvisory: portal.msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2020-1380 (🔍)
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 08/11/2020 20:28Updated: 04/19/2024 19:05
Changes: 08/11/2020 20:28 (57), 08/12/2020 10:44 (17), 11/07/2020 17:05 (1), 04/19/2024 19:05 (25)
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