Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/6 SP1/7/8 Data Stream Header code injection
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A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/6 SP1/7/8 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component Data Stream Header Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, 6 SP1, 7, and 8 does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by accessing an object that (1) was not properly initialized or (2) is deleted, leading to memory corruption, aka "Uninitialized Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-2530.
The weakness was published 10/13/2009 by Sam Thomas with Microsoft as MS09-054 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at microsoft.com. The public release has been coordinated with Microsoft. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-2531 since 07/17/2009. 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. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059 for this issue.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 42110 (MS09-054: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (974455)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch MS09-054 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. 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 8654.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (53544) and Tenable (42110). Similar entries are available at 4047, 4046, 4048 and 50448.
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Nessus ID: 42110
Nessus Name: MS09-054: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (974455)
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OpenVAS ID: 901041
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Code Execution Vulnerabilities (974455)
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Vendor: microsoft.comAdvisory: MS09-054
Researcher: Sam Thomas
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-2531 (🔍)
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X-Force: 53544
Vulnerability Center: 23736 - [MS09-054] Internet Explorer 6-8 Uninitialized Memory Corruption Allows Remote Code Execution, Medium
SecurityFocus: 36616 - Microsoft Internet Explorer 'writing-mode' Uninitialized Memory Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 36979 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 58874 - Microsoft IE CSS Parsing writing-mode Style Memory Corruption
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Entry
Created: 10/19/2009 12:31Updated: 03/17/2021 14:38
Changes: 10/19/2009 12:31 (61), 04/07/2017 12:02 (30), 03/17/2021 14:26 (8), 03/17/2021 14:33 (2), 03/17/2021 14:38 (2)
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