Microsoft Windows 7/Server 2008 JScript/VBScript Engine information disclosure

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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows 7/Server 2008 (Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component JScript/VBScript Engine. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

The (1) JScript 5.8 and (2) VBScript 5.8 scripting engines in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 do not properly load decoded scripts obtained from web pages, which allows remote attackers to trigger memory corruption and consequently obtain sensitive information via a crafted web site, aka "Scripting Engines Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

The weakness was presented 02/08/2011 by Yamata Li with Palo Alto Networks. as MS11-009 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is available at microsoft.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2011-0031 since 12/10/2010. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 51909 (MS11-009: Vulnerability in JScript and VBScript Scripting Engine Could Allow Information Disclosure (2475792)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins and running in the context l.

Applying the patch MS11-009 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at 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 10801.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (64920) and Tenable (51909). See 4301, 4297, 4296 and 4295 for similar entries.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1592

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Nessus ID: 51909
Nessus Name: MS11-009: Vulnerability in JScript and VBScript Scripting Engine Could Allow Information Disclosure (2475792)
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OpenVAS ID: 902336
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft JScript and VBScript Scripting Engines Information Disclosure Vulnerability (2475792)
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Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS11-009
Researcher: Yamata Li
Organization: Palo Alto Networks.
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2011-0031 (🔍)
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X-Force: 64920
Vulnerability Center: 29658 - [MS11-009] Microsoft JScript 5.8 and VBScript 5.8 Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 46139 - Microsoft VBScript and JScript Scripting Engines Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Secunia: 43249 - Microsoft Windows JScript / VBScript Scripting Engine Information Disclosure, Less Critical
OSVDB: 70827 - Microsoft Windows JScript / VBScript Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Information Disclosure

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20140213
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Created: 02/16/2011 14:11
Updated: 03/18/2021 20:12
Changes: 02/16/2011 14:11 (87), 04/07/2017 12:38 (11), 03/18/2021 20:12 (2)
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