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6.8 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7 (Web Browser). This affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1, 6 and 7 on Windows XP SP2 and SP3, 6 and 7 on Windows Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, 7 on Windows Vista Gold and SP1, and 7 on Windows Server 2008 does not properly handle transition errors in a request for one HTTP document followed by a request for a second HTTP document, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving (1) multiple crafted pages on a web site or (2) a web page with crafted inline content such as banner advertisements, aka "Page Transition Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
The issue has been introduced in 03/22/2001. The weakness was released 04/14/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-0551. 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. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2945 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 36152 (MS09-014: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (963027)), 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 100071 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Cumulative Security Update (MS09-014)).
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 8014.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (49552) and Tenable (36152). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 3718, 3951, 47722 and 47724.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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Class: Resource managementCWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 36152
Nessus Name: MS09-014: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (963027)
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OpenVAS ID: 900328
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (963027)
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Timeline
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Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comAdvisory: us-cert.gov
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-0551 (🔍)
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X-Force: 49552
Vulnerability Center: 21597 - [MS09-014] Microsoft Internet Explorer 6-7 Page Transition Memory Corruption Vulnerability, Critical
SecurityFocus: 34438
OSVDB: 53624 - Microsoft IE Page Transition Unspecified Memory Corruption Arbitrary Code Execution
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Entry
Created: 03/17/2015 23:38Updated: 08/09/2021 14:41
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (47), 05/07/2019 12:42 (25), 08/09/2021 14:34 (3), 08/09/2021 14:36 (7), 08/09/2021 14:41 (2)
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