Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01/6/7 Language Packet Installation memory corruption

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01/6/7 (Web Browser). This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Language Packet Installation. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Race condition in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 6, and 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by causing Internet Explorer to install multiple language packs in a way that triggers memory corruption, aka "Language Pack Installation Vulnerability."

The issue has been introduced in 11/08/1999. The weakness was presented 06/12/2007 by TippingPoint with TippingPoint and the Zero Day Initiative (Website). The advisory is shared at us-cert.gov. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-3027 since 06/05/2007. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2773 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 25486 (MS07-033: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (933566)), 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 100047 (Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (MS07-033)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. 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 3377.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (34633) and Tenable (25486). See 2981, 3124, 3121 and 3122 for similar entries.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Nessus ID: 25486
Nessus Name: MS07-033: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (933566)
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Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: TippingPoint
Organization: TippingPoint and the Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2007-3027 (🔍)
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X-Force: 34633
SecurityTracker: 1018235 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 15363 - [MS07-033] Microsoft Internet Explorer Race Condition Allows Code Execution, Medium
SecurityFocus: 24429 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Language Pack Installation Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 25627 - Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 35350 - Microsoft IE Multiple Language Pack Installation Race Condition Code Execution
Vupen: ADV-2007-2153

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Created: 03/15/2015 15:58
Updated: 07/20/2021 11:05
Changes: 03/15/2015 15:58 (70), 05/07/2019 12:42 (22), 07/20/2021 11:05 (3)
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