Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/6 SP1/7/8 Event resource management

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/6 SP1/7/8 (Web Browser). This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Event Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, 6 SP1, 7, and 8 on Windows 2000 SP4; Windows XP SP2 and SP3; Windows Server 2003 SP2; Windows Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2; Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2; and Windows 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by accessing a pointer associated with a deleted object, related to incorrectly initialized memory and improper handling of objects in memory, as exploited in the wild in December 2009 and January 2010 during Operation Aurora, aka "HTML Object Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

The issue has been introduced in 03/22/2001. The weakness was shared 01/14/2010 with 0-Day as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-0249 since 01/07/2010. 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. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is available at blog.metasploit.com. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3220 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 800429 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (979352)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family General. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 100078 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Cumulative Security Update (MS10-002 and KB979352)).

Applying the patch MSRC/ARC is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at blogs.technet.com. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 9421.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (55642) and Tenable (800429). siblog.mcafee.com is providing further details. The entries 4084, 51654, 51653 and 51652 are related to this item.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Nessus ID: 800429
Nessus Name: Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (979352)
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OpenVAS ID: 901097
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities (978207)
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Saint ID: exploit_info/ie_eventparam_useafterfree
Saint Name: Internet Explorer Eventparam use-after-free vulnerability

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MetaSploit ID: ms10_002_aurora.rb
MetaSploit Name: MS10-002 Microsoft Internet Explorer Aurora Memory Corruption
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Patch: MSRC/ARC
Suricata ID: 2010799
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Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: microsoft.com
Organization: 0-Day
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-0249 (🔍)
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X-Force: 55642 - Microsoft Internet Explorer freed object code execution, High Risk
SecurityTracker: 1023462
Vulnerability Center: 24612 - [MS10-002] Internet Explorer on Windows Products HTML Object Memory Corruption Vulnerability, Critical
SecurityFocus: 37815 - Internet Explorer CVE-2010-0249 'srcElement()' Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 38209 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities, Extremely Critical
OSVDB: 61697
Vupen: ADV-2010-0135

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 01/18/2010 15:10
Updated: 03/17/2021 17:29
Changes: 01/18/2010 15:10 (64), 04/07/2017 12:02 (46), 03/17/2021 17:24 (2), 03/17/2021 17:29 (7)
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